STATE BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS INCREASE FOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Noyan Tapan
Jan 9, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. By the 2008 state budget, 109 bln
680 mln drams has been allocated to the RA ministry of education and
science, with 6 bln 867 mln drams being allocated for science. In
2007, these allocations amounted to 91 bln 775 mln drams and 5 bln
835 mln drams respectively.
NT correspondent was informed by the PR department of the RA ministry
of education and science that the remaining sum of 102 bln 823 mln
drams allocated for education has been distributed to various sections
of the sphere: 488.2 mln drams has been allocated for management of
education, 80 bln 764.2 mln drams - for elementary, main and secondary
education, 4 bln 190.5 mln drams - for overall special education,
2 bln 950.8 mln drams - for out-of-school upbringing, 1 bln 680.3
mln drams - for preliminary specialized (vocational) education,
5 bln 898.1 mln drams - for specialized secondary education, and 6
bln 840.8 mln drams - for higher and post-graduate education.
According to the same source, the allocations to education make up
2.95% of Armenian GDP, those to science - about 0.2% of GDP. The
allocations to education make up about 12% of the 2008 budget, the
allocations to science - about 0.8%.
Noyan Tapan
Jan 9, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. By the 2008 state budget, 109 bln
680 mln drams has been allocated to the RA ministry of education and
science, with 6 bln 867 mln drams being allocated for science. In
2007, these allocations amounted to 91 bln 775 mln drams and 5 bln
835 mln drams respectively.
NT correspondent was informed by the PR department of the RA ministry
of education and science that the remaining sum of 102 bln 823 mln
drams allocated for education has been distributed to various sections
of the sphere: 488.2 mln drams has been allocated for management of
education, 80 bln 764.2 mln drams - for elementary, main and secondary
education, 4 bln 190.5 mln drams - for overall special education,
2 bln 950.8 mln drams - for out-of-school upbringing, 1 bln 680.3
mln drams - for preliminary specialized (vocational) education,
5 bln 898.1 mln drams - for specialized secondary education, and 6
bln 840.8 mln drams - for higher and post-graduate education.
According to the same source, the allocations to education make up
2.95% of Armenian GDP, those to science - about 0.2% of GDP. The
allocations to education make up about 12% of the 2008 budget, the
allocations to science - about 0.8%.