Azerbaijan, Baku, 21 May / Trend corr J. Babayeva/ "Uniform will be obligatory introduced in all secondary schools in Azerbaijan in the new academic year," Azerbaijani Education Minister Misir Mardanov said to journalists on 21 May.
According to the Minister, about 90% of schools in Azerbaijan have passed to use uniform. "Although uniform monitoring has not been held, the figure is expected to rise by the end of the year," Mardanov said.
In 2007/2008 academic year uniform is voluntarily worn in several educational establishments in Azerbaijan.
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