Policy Document
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
Benefits & Requirements
Coverage: Requirements for its application
Persons under the age 16
Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries
Each citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and each foreigner who has the right of permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Lithuania
Criteria for coverage
Persons under the age 16
Age range
Under the age 16
Duration (numbers of years of compulsory education stipulated by this document)
9
ISCED levels included in compulsory education
ISCED 1, ISCED 2
Dedication (number of hours per week stipulated by this document)
This is stipulated by other related legislation (Republic of Lithuania Law on Education, 28.06.2003, No. IX-1630).
Is educational tracking implemented or modified by this document?
No
Education and training required for a compulsory school teacher stipulated by this document
This is stipulated by other related legislation (Republic of Lithuania Law on Education, 28.06.2003, No. IX-1630).
Is the compulsory education of children of undocumented migrants granted by this document?
No
Read the Law
Full Text Source in English
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania (approved by the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in the Referendum on 25 October 1992)
Original full text source in native language
Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija (Lietuvos Respublikos piliečių priimta 1992 m. spalio 25 d. referendume)
Full text web source in English
Original full text web source in native language
Secondary Literature & Sources
Secondary literature
1. Duobliene, L. “National and Supranational Education Policy from a Lithuanian Perspective”. International Journal of Critical Pedagogy 5(2) (2014): 211-227.
2. European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice 2015: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice
3. Lukšienė M. et al. “Tautinė mokykla. Lietuvos vidurinės bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos koncepcija”. Vilnius: Žinija, Vilnius (1989).
Links to databases and sources for the analysis or evaluation of this policy field
1. Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania: http://www.smm.lt/web/en/
2. Statistics Lithuania: http://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/home
Comments & Clarifications
The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania was adopted by a referendum of Lithuanian citizens and is the main law regulating the most important educational issues.