Ministry of Education
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Several countries
have government departments named the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Public Education. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education (pl.
Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, lt.
Edukacinė komisija) founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
have government departments named the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Public Education. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education (pl.
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, lt.
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
Edukacinė komisija) founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Austria) (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur)
- Ministry of Education (Bahamas)
- Ministry of Education (Bahrain)
- Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)The Ministry of Education is the ministry responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh. Primary education and mass literacy is the responsibility of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education ....
- Ministry of Education (Brazil)Ministry of Education (Brazil)The Ministry of Education , MEC, is a Brazilian government ministry.Functions of this ministry: national education policy, early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education, higher education, youth and adult education, among other teachings Taking their proper decisions so that...
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Science (Bulgaria)
- Ministry of Education of ChileMinistry of Education of ChileThe Ministry of Education of Chile is the Ministry of State responsible for promoting the development of education at all levels, to assure all people access to basic education, to stimulate scientific and technological research and artistic creation, and the protection and enhancement of cultural...
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of ChinaThe Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China , formerly Ministry of Education, Central People's Government from 1949 to 1954, State Education Commission from 1985 to 1998, is headquartered in Beijing. It is the agency of the State Council which regulates all aspects of the...
- Ministry of Education (Republic of China)Ministry of Education (Republic of China)The Ministry of Education of the Republic of China is responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools throughout the Free Area of the Republic of China. The ministry is a cabinet level governmental body of the Executive Yuan...
- Ministry of National Education (Colombia)Ministry of National Education (Colombia)The Ministry of National Education is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people, similar to education ministries in other countries.-List of Ministers:...
- Ministry of Education (Egypt)Ministry of Education (Egypt)The Ministry of Education of Egypt is a ministry responsible for education in Egypt. The current minister is Dr. Ahmed Gamal El-Din Moussa....
- Ministry of Education (Ethiopia)
- Ministry of Education (Finland)Finnish Council of StateThe Cabinet of Finland is the body that directs the Government of Finland. However, in governmental translations to English, the distinction is often blurred between cabinet and government in the wider sense...
- Finnish National Agency for EducationGovernment of FinlandFinland is a republic with a representative democracy governed accordingly to the principles of parliamentarism. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Finland . Executive power is exercised by the Cabinet, officially termed Council of State , which is led by the Prime Minister, the Head...
- Minister of National Education (France)Minister of National Education (France)The Ministry of National Education, Youth, and Sport , or simply "Minister of National Education," as the title has changed no small number of times in the course of the Fifth Republic) is the French government cabinet member charged with running France's public educational system and with the...
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
- Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)The Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs , formerly the Ministry for National Education and Religious Affairs , is a government department of Greece...
- Education Bureau (Hong Kong)
- Ministry of Education (India)
- Ministry of Education (Iran)Ministry of Education (Iran)The Ministry of Education established in 1964, is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of K-12 education in Iran.-External links:*...
- Ministry of Education (Iraq)Ministry of Education (Iraq)The Ministry of Education is the Iraq government agency responsible for education in Iraq.the site was temporary shutdown on 27 of July to upload the latest test results of the year 2009-2010...
- Ministry of Education and Science (Ireland)Department of Education and Science (Ireland)The Department of Education and Skills is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister for Education and Skills who is assisted by two Ministers of State.-Departmental team:...
- Ministry of Education (Israel)Ministry of Education (Israel)The Israeli Ministry of Education is the branch of government charged with overseeing public education institutions in Israel. The political head of the department is the Minster of Education, currently Gideon Sa'ar....
- Ministry of Public Education (Italy)Ministry of Public Education (Italy)The Ministry of Public Education was was the organ of the Italian Republic devoted to the administration of the national education system...
, ended in 2008 - Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (Italy)
- Ministry of Education (Jamaica)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)The , also known as MEXT or Monkashō, is one of the ministries of the Japanese government.The Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871....
- Ministry of Education (Kenya)
- Ministry of Education, Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education, Science and TechnologyThe Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It was created on February 29, 2008-External links:*...
, Republic of Korea - Ministry of Education (Lebanon)
- Ministry of Education (Malaysia)Ministry of Education (Malaysia)The Ministry of Education is a Government ministry responsible for Malaysian educational matters...
- Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)The Ministry of Higher Education or MOHE is a government ministry that is responsible for determining the policies and direction of higher education in Malaysia.The offices of the MOHE are located in Putrajaya.-Background:...
- Secretariat of Public Education (MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) - Ministry of Education (Namibia)
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)
- Ministry of Education (New Zealand)Ministry of Education (New Zealand)The Ministry of Education , is the primary state sector organisation of New Zealand responsible for New Zealand's education system...
- Nigerian Federal Ministry of EducationNigerian Federal Ministry of EducationThe Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education is the government body that directs education in Nigeria. It was established in 1988. The current Minister of Education is Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i, who succeeded Sam Egwu...
- Norwegian Ministry of Education and ResearchNorwegian Ministry of Education and ResearchRoyal Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research is a Norwegian responsible for education, research and kindergartens. The ministry was established in 1814, and since October 18, 2007 led by Tora Aasland and Kristin Halvorsen in 2009. The department reports to the legislature...
- Ministry of Education (Ontario)Ministry of Education (Ontario)The Ministry of Education is the agency of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.This Ministry is responsible for...
- Ministry of Education (Pakistan)
- Ministry of Education (Peru)Ministry of Education (Peru)The Ministry of Education in Peru was created on February 4, 1837, in times of fervor caudillista and republican agitation of a country that arises to the independent life, don Andrés de Santa Cruz, Captain general and President of Bolivia, Big Pacifying Marshall of Peru, Supreme Protector of the...
- Ministry of Education (Poland)Ministry of National Education of the Republic of PolandMinistry of National Education of Poland was created in 2006. The ministry prerogatives do not include higher education, which falls under Ministry of Science and Higher Education ....
- Ministry of Education (Portugal)Ministry of Education (Portugal)The Ministry of Education , ME, is a Portuguese government ministry.-External links:*...
- Ministry of Education (Russia)
- Ministry of Education (Saint Lucia)
- Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia)
- Ministry of Education and Sports (Serbia)
- Ministry of Education (Sierra Leone)
- Ministry of Education (Singapore)Ministry of Education (Singapore)The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
- Minister of Education (South Africa)Minister of Education (South Africa)The Minister of Education used to be a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, with the responsibility of overseeing the Department of Education, including South Africa's schools and universities....
, split in 2009 into:- Minister of Basic Education (South Africa)Minister of Basic Education (South Africa)The Minister of Basic Education is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, with the responsibility of overseeing the primary and secondary education components of the Department of Education...
- Minister of Higher Education and Training (South Africa)Minister of Higher Education and Training (South Africa)The Minister of Higher Education and Training is a Minister in the Cabinet of South Africa, with the responsibility of overseeing the higher education and training components of the Department of Education...
- Minister of Basic Education (South Africa)
- Ministry of Education (Soviet Union)Ministry of Education (Soviet Union)Ministry of Education, founded as the People's Commissariat for Education but commonly called Narkompros , was the Soviet agency charged with the administration of public education and most of other issues related to culture. In 1946, it was renamed the Ministry of Education. Its first head was...
- Ministry of Education (Spain)
- Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...
- Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)Ministry of Education and Research (Sweden)The Ministry of Education and Research is a government ministry in Sweden responsible for matters relating to schools, universities, colleges, and research.Before 1968 the ministry were called the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs....
- Ministry of Education (Thailand)Ministry of Education (Thailand)The Ministry of Education , is a Thai government body responsible for the oversight of education in Thailand.-External links:* - Official Website in Thai* - Official Website in English...
- Ministry of National Education (Algeria)Ministry of National Education (Algeria)The Ministry of National Education , or simply "Minister of National Education," is the Algerian ministry in charge of Education in Algeria.-External links:* – Official website...
- Ministry of National Education (Turkey)Ministry of National Education (Turkey)The Ministry of National Education is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the supervision of public and private educational system, agreements and authorizations under a national curriculum....
- Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)The administration of education policy in the United Kingdom began in the 19th century. Official mandation of education began with the Elementary Education Act 1870 for England and Wales, and the Education Act 1872 for Scotland...
- Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe)Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe)The Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture is the government ministry responsible for primary and secondary education, sport and culture in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is David Coltart and the deputy minister is Lazarus Dokora.....