Azerbaijan — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Azerbaijan, 1992–2023.
Education spending for Azerbaijan was 3.66% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1992 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.06% in 1992. The lowest was 2.07% in 2012 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.61% per year.
Azerbaijan ranks 110 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Azerbaijan sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 40% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 50%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 45 economies; Greece (3.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 45% in 1995. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 57 in 1992 → 60th of 116 in 2000 → 101st of 130 in 2010 → 82nd of 157 in 2020 → 56th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.66% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 3.05% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 4.33% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 2.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.47% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 2.07% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 2.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 3.22% | +0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.56% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 2.97% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 3.85% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.21% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 3.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 3.34% | -2.7 pp |
| 1992 | 6.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Azerbaijan’s Education spending in 1995?
3.34% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Azerbaijan’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -39.6% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.66%; 2022: 3.05%; 2021: 3.7%; 2020: 4.33%; 2019: 3.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.