Law on Education

Coverage: Requirements for its application

Each citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and each foreigner who has the right of permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

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

Each citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and each foreigner who has the right of permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

Age range

7-16

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. One study week includes five study days. The maximum number of lessons per week varies from 25 (grade 1-4) to 35 (grade 5-12). The duration of a lesson varies from 35 minutes (grade 1) to 45 (grade 2-12).

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. Teacher training studies are integrated into bachelor or master study programmes at university. The teacher qualification can be achieved by completing a one-year teacher training study programme that does not award a degree.

Is the compulsory education of children of undocumented migrants granted by this document?

No

Original name of the legal document/act (native language)

Republic of Lithuania Law on Education. 25.06.1991. No I-1489. (As last amended on 30.06.2015 – No XII-1909).
Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo įstatymas 25.06.1991. Nr. I-1489. (As last amended on 30.06.2015 – No XII-1909).

Date of passage/approval

25^th June 1991

Date of signature

25^th June 1991

Date of publication

6^th August 1991

Are the effects retroactive?

No

Date of effect

1^st July 1991

Actors

Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania; Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania; Departments of Education of local governments (municipal administrations); educational institutions

Financing

The main sources of financing public educational institutions are the budgets of local governments and the budget of the Republic of Lithuania.

Earlier related reforms

The Law of Education (1991) marked the turn from the Soviet education system to the national education system of the Republic of Lithuania.

Other related legislation

The Law of Education 1998, No. VIII-854
The Law of Education 2003, No. IX-1630
The Law of Education 2011, No. XI-1281

Full Text Source in English

Republic of Lithuania Law on Education. 25.06.1991. No I-1489. (As last amended on 30.06.2015 – No XII-1909).

Original full text source in native language

Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo įstatymas 25.06.1991. Nr. I-1489. (As last amended on 30.06.2015 – No XII-1909).

Full text web source in English

https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/d83fa4f226f911e58a4198cd62929b7a

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.9A3AD08EA5D0/HiDQNLJYil

The Law of Education has had three major revisions (2003, No. IX-1630; 1998, No. VIII-854; 2011, No. XI-1281).

Secondary literature

Duobliene, L. "National and Supranational Education Policy from a Lithuanian Perspective International". Journal of Critical Pedagogy 5(2) (2014):211-227.
European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice 2015: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice
Lukšienė M. et al. "Tautinė mokykla. Lietuvos vidurinės bendrojo lavinimo mokyklos koncepcija". Žinija, Vilnius (1989).

Links to databases and sources for the analysis or evaluation of this policy field

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania: http://www.smm.lt/web/en/
Statistics Lithuania: http://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/home