Azerbaijan has no plans to transition to a 12-year education system.

Operativ Media reports that this was stated by the Minister of Science and Education, Emin Amrullayev, at a press conference dedicated to the new academic year.

According to the minister, a three-year bachelor's degree program is planned for the near future, but a 12-year secondary school education is not in the plans:

"A transition to a 12-year education system is not on the agenda. I think that, perhaps, considering the age of graduates, bachelor's programs could be reduced to three years for certain specialties."