Education in Absheron, Azerbaijan: official figures
The Absheron economic region had 112 general schools at the start of the 2023/24 school year, teaching 149,947 pupils, an average of 1339 per school.
More figures
- There were 171 school pupils for every 1,000 residents of the Absheron economic region in 2023/24, 2nd highest of 10 regions (Azerbaijan 167). Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- The Absheron economic region taught 8.8% of Azerbaijan's 1,704,217 school pupils in 2023/24 in 2.5% of its schools. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- The largest school population in the Absheron economic region in 2023/24 was in Absheron district, with 81,133 pupils in 45 schools. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- Schools in the Absheron economic region averaged 1339 pupils each in 2023/24, against 385 for Azerbaijan and 1,396 in Baku. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
How Absheron compares with other first-level divisions
School pupils per 1,000 residents, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Absheron ranks 2 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School pupils per 1,000 residents, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalbajar-Lachin | 194 |
| 2 | Absheron | 171 |
| 3 | Guba-Khachmaz | 164 |
| 4 | Aran | 152 |
| 5 | Ganja-Gazakh | 151 |
| 6 | Shaki-Zaqatala | 143 |
| 7 | Lankaran | 134 |
Pupils per general school, 2023/24 (2023/24)
Absheron ranks 1 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per general school, 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absheron | 1339 |
| 2 | Aran | 333 |
| 3 | Ganja-Gazakh | 330 |
| 4 | Nakhchivan | 246 |
| 5 | Shaki-Zaqatala | 244 |
| 6 | Lankaran | 227 |
| 7 | Guba-Khachmaz | 215 |
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Sources
- State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2024: tables by economic region and administrative-territorial unit (population, employment, incomes, wages, schools, health, hotels, crime, services and municipal budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2931ccb66876…)
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