Gunay Hamidova 84 by Foundation Innove., or to attend in internationally recognized French, German or Russian
language examination at least at level B1. The graduate who successfully gives the exam will be
provided a certificate of language proficiency in the certain language (level B1 or B2)[22].
Generally, examination system for secondary education in Estonia and Azerbaijan differ
from each other. In Estonia there are graduation exams
1
for secondary schools, which provide a
certificate as a knowledge indicator of students. This document allows students to enter
universities, in other words, there is no additional examination for higher educational
institutions. In Azerbaijan the situation is different, while there are graduation exam as well as
national entrance exams for universities as in times of the Soviet Union
2
.
Conclusion The international comparison surveys of International Energy Agency (IEA) and
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) display fluctuated results for
post-soviet countries, however Estonia is a special case with its substantial good results [28].
According to Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys Estonia remains
only one to have the highest scores in math and sciences among Eastern European countries.
Among all Europe Estonia shows “strong-average” results.
The quality of education according to the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI 2012): Estonia and the top 5 countries in the world Measures of supporting efficiency
Measures
supporting
innovations
Conformity of education to the economy Level of mathematics and science teaching
