As of 2022, 5.2 million people or 51% of the total population of Azerbaijan is economically active. Unemployment rate in the country is quite low and equals only to 5.6%. Major part of population is hired by private sector, however participation of public sector is also quite high - 20.7%. Literacy rate in the country is very high - 99.8%.
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A rapid expansion in the number of universities has allowed Azerbaijan to have more university graduates,enabling Azerbaijan to transform its young population and large labor force into a skilled workforce.
- More than 200,000 students are enrolled in higher education currently
- Over 37,000 university graduates annually
- World-class engineering education