An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education. Such agencies typically address educational concerns such as the quality of schools or standardization of curriculum.
The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education (, ), founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Following is a list of education ministries by country:
Africa Ministry of National Education (Algeria) Ministry of Education (Egypt) Ministry of Education (Ethiopia) Ministry of Education (Ghana) Ministry of Education (Kenya) Ministry of Education (Namibia) Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria) Rivers State: Rivers State Ministry of Education Kaduna State: Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Kaduna State) Ministry of Education (Rhodesia) (1965–1979) Ministry of Education (Rwanda) Sierra Leone Ministry of Education Somalia: Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Puntland) Ministry of Education (Somalia) Ministry of Education and Science (Somaliland) South Africa: Department of Higher Education and Training Department of Basic Education Antecedents: Department of Education (South Africa) (split in 2009) Bantu Education Department (1953–1994) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Sudan) Zambia: Ministry of General Education Ministry of Higher Education (Zambia) Zimbabwe: Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe) Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development (Zimbabwe) Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Zimbabwe)
Americas Antigua and Barbuda: Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries Argentina: Ministry of Human Capital Secretariat of Education (Argentina) Bahamas: Ministry of Education (Bahamas) Barbados: Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (Barbados) Belize: Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture Bolivia: Ministry of Education (Bolivia) Brazil: Ministry of Education (Brazil) Canada: no federal ministry, see Education in Canada: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Chile: Ministry of Education (Chile) Colombia: Ministry of National Education (Colombia) Costa Rica: Ministry of Education (Costa Rica) Dominican Republic: Ministry of Education (Dominican Republic) Ecuador: Ministry of Education (Ecuador) El Salvador: Ministry of Education (El Salvador) Guatemala: Ministry of Education (Guatemala) Honduras: Secretariat of Education (Honduras) Jamaica: Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Mexico: Secretariat of Public Education Nicaragua: Ministry of Education (Nicaragua) Panama: Ministry of Education (Panama) Peru: Ministry of Education (Peru) Saint Lucia: Ministry of Education (Saint Lucia) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation United States: United States Department of Education, headed by the United States secretary of education Many U.S. states also have a state-level department of education Puerto Rico Department of Education Uruguay: Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay) Venezuela: Ministry of Education (Venezuela)
Dependency in North America Greenland: Ministry for Education, Culture, Sports and Church
Asia Ministry of Education (Afghanistan) Ministry of Science and Education (Azerbaijan) Ministry of Education (Bahrain) Bangladesh: Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Education (Bangladesh) Ministry of Education (Bhutan) Ministry of Education (Brunei) Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (Cambodia) China: Ministry of Education (China) Education Bureau (Hong Kong) Ministry of Education (India) Department of Higher Education (Haryana) Department of School Education & Literacy (Jharkhand) Department of Higher Education (Karnataka) Kerala: Department of General Education (Kerala) Department of Higher Education (Kerala) Department of Higher Education (Odisha) Tamil Nadu: Department of Higher Education (Tamil Nadu) Department of School Education (Tamil Nadu) Department of Education (Telangana) Department of School Education (West Bengal) Indonesia: Formal education: Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Indonesia) Formal higher education: Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Indonesia) Religious education: Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia) Ministry of Education (Iran) Iraq: Ministry of Education (Iraq) Ministry of Education (Kurdistan Region) (Kurdistan Region, the semi-autonomous federal region of Iraq) Ministry of Education (Israel) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan) Jordan: Ministry of Education (Jordan) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Jordan)
Ministry of Education (Laos) Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Lebanon) Malaysia: Ministry of Education (Malaysia) Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) Ministry of Education (Maldives) Ministry of Education (Myanmar) Ministry of Education (Nepal) Ministry of Education (Pakistan) Ministry of Education (Palestine) Philippines: Commission on Higher Education Department of Education (Philippines) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Russia: Ministry of Education and Science, split in 2018 into: Ministry of Education Ministry of Science and Higher Education Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia) Ministry of Education (Singapore) Ministry of Education (South Korea) Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka) Syria: Ministry of Education (Syria) Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Syria) Ministry of Education (Taiwan) Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan Ministry of Education (Thailand) Timor-Leste: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (Timor-Leste) Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture Turkey: Ministry of National Education Ministry of Education and Training (Vietnam) Ministry of Education (Yemen)
Europe Albania: Ministry of Education in Albania Andorra: Ministry of Institutional Relations, Education and Universities Armenia: Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Austria: Ministry of Education, Science and Research () Azerbaijan: Ministry of Science and Education Belgium: no federal ministry, see Education in Belgium: Flanders: Flemish Ministry of Education and Training () French Community: General Administration for Education and Scientific Research of the Ministry of the French Community German-speaking Community: Ministry of Education and Employment Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ministry of Civil Affairs Sector for Education of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria: Ministry of Education and Science Croatia: Ministry of Science and Education Cyprus: Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth Czech Republic: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Denmark: Ministry for Education Faroe Islands: Ministry of Education, Research and Culture Estonia: Ministry of Education and Research Finland: Ministry of Education and Culture Åland: Department for Education and Culture France: Ministry of National Education and Youth () Georgia: Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Germany: Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth () Greece: Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports () Iceland: Ministry of Education and Children Ireland: Department of Education Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Italy: Ministry of Education and Merit Latvia: Ministry of Science and Education Lithuania: Ministry of Education and Science Luxembourg: Ministry of National Education () Malta: Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation Moldova: Ministry of Education and Research Montenegro: Ministry of Education Netherlands: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science North Macedonia: Ministry of Education and Science Norway: Ministry of Education and Research Poland: Commission of National Education () Ministry of National Education Portugal: Ministry of Education Romania: Ministry of Education Russia: Ministry of Education and Science, split in 2018 into: Ministry of Education Ministry of Science and Higher Education Serbia: Ministry of Education Slovakia: Slovenia: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, split in 2023 into: Ministry of Education Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Spain: Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports Sweden: Ministry of Education and Research Switzerland: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation Turkey: Ministry of National Education Ukraine: Ministry of Education and Science United Kingdom and Crown dependencies: England: Department for Education; previously, Department for Education and Skills and Ministry of Education Guernsey: Committee for Education, Sport & Culture Isle of Man: Department of Education, Sport and Culture Jersey: Department for Children, Young People, Education and Skills Northern Ireland: Department of Education Scotland: Education and Justice Directorates Wales: Department for Education and Skills
Oceania Australia: Department of Education (since 2022) Antecedents: Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2020–2022) Department of Education (Australia) (2019–2020) Department of Education and Training (Australia) (2014–2019) Department of Education (Australia, 2013–14) For earlier antecedents, see preceding departments State-government departments: Australian Capital Territory: Education and Training Directorate New South Wales: Department of Education (New South Wales) Northern Territory: Department of Education (Northern Territory) Queensland: Department of Education (Queensland) South Australia: Department for Education (South Australia) Tasmania: Department of Education (Tasmania) Victoria: Department of Education and Training (Victoria) Western Australia: Department of Education (Western Australia) Kiribati : Ministry of Education (Kiribati) Marshall Islands: Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands) New Zealand: Ministry of Education (New Zealand) Antecedents: Department of Education (New Zealand) Solomon Islands: Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development
See also
Right to science and culture Human rights Right to education Right to an adequate standard of living Welfare rights Right to education Economic, social and cultural rights Culture minister Cultural genocide Education minister Ministry of Culture and Tourism (disambiguation) Ministry of Education and Culture Education
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