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Only 16% of children in Azerbaijan educated at preschool educational institutions

24 January 2011 08:55 (UTC +04:00)

According to State Statistical Committee, as of January 1, 2011, the 108 000 children at the ages of 1-5, are educated at 1 624 state and 11 non-state preschool educational institutions. 97% of these institutions are under the Ministry of Education and 22% located in Baku.

At the same time, 1.3 mln pupils were educated at 4 515 state and 17 non-state full-time general education institutions in 2010/2011.

Besides, 75 state lyceums and gymnasiums with over 47 000 persons have operated in Azerbaijan.

In general number of state institutions, 640 full-time general education institutions operate in Azerbaijan and 76 000 pupils are educated here.

In 2010, 81 000 of 99 000 pupils have obtained school-leaving certificates.

Besides, as at beginning of 2010/2011 education year, 53 451 students have been educated at 58 state and 4 non-state post-secondary educational institutions and 2/3 part of these are women.

140 241 persons have been educated at 36 state and 15 non-state higher educational institutions operating on bachelor and master degrees. Of this, 46% was women.