By the Decree of the Government of the Azerbaijan ...

By the Decree of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dated May 28, 1918, the first ministry of education and education - Ministry of Public Education was established. By the decision of the Council of Ministers dated June 30, 1918, the structure of the Ministry of Public Education has been composed of three divisions (general secondary, higher and secondary special education, vocational schools).
By the Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR dated April 28, 1920, the name of the Ministry of Public Education was reorganized and renamed the Public Education Commissariat and all educational institutions in the country were subordinated to this organization.
In 1940 by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic the Labor Reserve was established and technical and vocational education institutions were subordinated to that office. The State Technical Vocational Education Committee, established in 1959 by the government's decision, operated until 1988. At the same time, by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1959, the Higher and Secondary Special Education Committee (in 1964 turned into the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education). Higher and secondary specialized schools of the Republic were subordinated to this institution and the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education functioned until 1988. Generally, from 1959 to 1988, there were 2 ministries and one committee on education in Azerbaijan (Ministry of Public Education, Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education, State Technical Vocational Education Committee).
In 1988, by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR, all three ministries were abolished and the Ministry of Public Education was established on their base and the ministry's structure was approved. By the decree of AR President dated September 3, 1993, the Ministry of Public Education was renamed the Ministry of Education. The Statute of the Ministry was approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of March 1, 2005.