Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9901 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan stood at 0.9901 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.9901 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9284 index, in 1981.
That places Azerbaijan 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9284 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9324 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9375 index | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9416 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9452 index | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.948 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9504 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9526 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9543 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9556 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9555 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9547 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9554 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9553 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9552 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9553 index | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9541 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9539 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9538 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9536 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9533 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9525 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9525 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9531 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9537 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9548 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9557 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9578 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9599 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9618 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9636 index | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9648 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9666 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9683 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9704 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9722 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9741 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9765 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9791 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9821 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9847 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9865 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9881 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9901 index | +0.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.9901 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.9901 index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9434 index | 0.9284 index | 0.9543 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9549 index | 0.9538 index | 0.9556 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9547 index | 0.9525 index | 0.9599 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9697 index | 0.9618 index | 0.9791 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9867 index | 0.9821 index | 0.9901 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Azerbaijan was 0.9901 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9901 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9284 index in 1981.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.