Policy Document
Amendment to the Law on Education
Benefits & Requirements
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.
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.
Is the compulsory education of children of undocumented migrants granted by this document?
No
Read the Law
Full Text Source in English
Republic of Lithuania Law Amending the Law on Education, 17 March 2011 No Xi-1281, Vilnius
Original full text source in native language
Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo įstatymo pakeitimo įstatymas, 2011 m. Kovo 17 d., Nr. Xi-1281, Vilnius
Full text web source in English
Original full text web source in native language
Secondary Literature & Sources
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. Available at: 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. Available at: http://www.smm.lt/web/en/
Statistics Lithuania. Available at: http://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/home
Comments & Clarifications
The Law on Education has had three major revisions (2003, No. IX-1630; 1998, No. VIII-854; 2011, No. XI-1281).