BAKU, Azerbaijan, September
24. A per-capita funding principle will be
implemented in the state schools of Azerbaijan.
In this regard, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev, has signed a decree on the implementation of a new
funding mechanism in state general education institutions.
The text of the document has been published on the official
website of the President of Azerbaijan.
According to the decree, starting from the 2026–2027 academic
year, funding for state general education institutions from the
state budget will be carried out in stages based on the per-capita
funding principle.
For state general education institutions subject to per-capita
funding, a growth coefficient—based on the specific level of
general education—will be applied to the annual education cost per
student, calculated according to the type of institution.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan must:
- approve the rules determining the amount of annual education
expenses per student—categorized by the type of state general
education institution funded based on the per-capita financing
principle—as well as the procedures for funding such institutions
from the state budget and applying growth coefficients to the
per-student annual education expense amounts based on the specific
levels of general education; and report thereon to the President of
Azerbaijan within one month.
- resolve other matters arising from this decree.
The Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan shall
determine, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, the list of state general education
institutions to be funded based on the per-capita financing
principle using state budget funds, as well as the number of
students in such institutions, for each subsequent calendar
year.
The Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan must ensure the
financing—from state budget funds—of measures arising from the
implementation of this decree.
