UNESCO rates Azerbaijan 58th in education
Azerbaijan was ranked 58th among 129 countries in
the development of education in a report released by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
According to UNESCO`s statistics institute, another former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, tops the list. It is indicative that the Central Asian state surpassed such developed nations as Japan, Germany, Norway, Britain, Italy and France.
As for other post-Soviet states, the Baltic state of Estonia ranked 25th, while Kyrgyzstan was 32nd, Latvia 36th, Lithuania 39th, Georgia 40th, Belarus 41st, Armenia 43rd, and Moldova 57th, according to the document entitled Global Monitoring Report 2009.Trailing in the rating are Ethiopia, Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Mali, Guinea and Chad.
The assessment builds on four key criteria - total primary education, adult literacy rates, gender equality and remaining in school through Grade 5.
According to UNESCO`s statistics institute, another former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, tops the list. It is indicative that the Central Asian state surpassed such developed nations as Japan, Germany, Norway, Britain, Italy and France.
As for other post-Soviet states, the Baltic state of Estonia ranked 25th, while Kyrgyzstan was 32nd, Latvia 36th, Lithuania 39th, Georgia 40th, Belarus 41st, Armenia 43rd, and Moldova 57th, according to the document entitled Global Monitoring Report 2009.Trailing in the rating are Ethiopia, Senegal, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Mali, Guinea and Chad.
The assessment builds on four key criteria - total primary education, adult literacy rates, gender equality and remaining in school through Grade 5.
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