Adult literacy rate in Azerbaijan
99.8% of adults in Azerbaijan could read and write in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2012.
Azerbaijan, 2023
99.8%
Change from 2019
0percentage points
World, 2023
87.6%
Adult literacy rate in Azerbaijan over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Azerbaijan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 99.8% in 2019, a change of 0 percentage points.
- Since 2009, when it was 99.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.6%.
More for Azerbaijan
All statistics for Azerbaijan
Primary school enrolment (gross)
105.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
3.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
96.4%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
82.2%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
0.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS