Minister Reports on Successes in Education
Baku / 28.11.18 / Turan: Over the past five years since the adoption of the State Strategy for the Development of Education, positive results have been achieved in this field in Azerbaijan. This was announced by Education Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the XV Congress of Teachers of Azerbaijan on November 28.
According to him, in the Global Competitiveness Report for 2018, Azerbaijan ranked 69th among 140 countries. By 9 out of 12 indicators, including indicators of the field of education, the situation in the country has improved. The authority of the teaching profession has increased. The number of people willing to get an education in pedagogical specialties has increased three times.
Over the past five years, 18,136 teachers have been recruited, with 11,600 recruited in rural areas thanks to stimulating activities. Diagnostic assessment of 142 thousand teachers has been completed. Their study load has been increased by 1.5 times, and their salaries have been increased by 2 times.
The Congress, which takes place in the Baku Congress Center, is attended by 1,400 delegates from secondary, special secondary and vocational education institutions and 200 representatives of universities.
In Azerbaijan, more than 150,000 teachers work in preschool, secondary, vocational and higher education institutions.
The country has 7 state academies, 1 non-state academy, 16 state universities and 14 non-state universities. -06D--
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