Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has signed a decree increasing the country’s secondary-school education from 10 to 12 years.
The leader of the isolated Central Asian nation says the changes, which are set to go into effect in the 2013-14 academic year, are meant to advance education in an “era of might and happiness” and aim to produce graduates with a “broad world outlook” and technological know-how.
Under the new system, Turkmen children will begin school at the age of 6 and spend four years in primary school, six in secondary school, and conclude with two years in a selected course of study.
Under Berdymukhammedov’s predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen children went to school for just nine years.
The leader of the isolated Central Asian nation says the changes, which are set to go into effect in the 2013-14 academic year, are meant to advance education in an “era of might and happiness” and aim to produce graduates with a “broad world outlook” and technological know-how.
Under the new system, Turkmen children will begin school at the age of 6 and spend four years in primary school, six in secondary school, and conclude with two years in a selected course of study.
Under Berdymukhammedov’s predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen children went to school for just nine years.
