Member States

According to the Article XIII of the Treaty Of Izmir, “Any State enjoying geographical contiguity with the ECO region and/or sharing the objectives and principles of ECO may apply to become a member of the Organization.” Currently ten countries from West and South Asia, Caucasus and Central Asia are Members of the Economic Cooperation Organization. Out of these, seven of them are Ratifying Members of the ECO Educational Institute. 

	States	Signature	Ratification
	Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education	Yes	Yes
	Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Science and Education	Yes	Yes
	Islamic Republic of Iran  Ministry of Education Ministry of Science, Research and Technology	Yes	Yes
	Republic of Kazakhstan  Ministry of Education Ministry of Science and Higher Education	Yes	No
	Kyrgyz Republic  Ministry of Education and Science	Yes	Yes
	Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training	Yes	Yes
	Republic of Tajikistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Yes	Yes
	Republic of Türkiye Ministry of National Education Council of Higher Education	Yes	Yes
	Turkmenistan Ministry of Education	No	No
	Republic of Uzbekistan Ministry of Preschool and School Education Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations	No	No

 OBSERVER STATE

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ministry of National Education