List of education ministries
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, Ministry of Public Education, and so forth, 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 (pl. Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, lt. Edukacinė komisija) founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Following is a list of education ministries by country:
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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)
- Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Education (Rwanda)
- Ministry of Education (Sierra Leone)
- South Africa: Department of Education (South Africa) or the former Bantu Education Department
- Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe)
Asia
- Ministry of Education (Jordan)
- Ministry of Education (Palestine)
- Ministry of Education (Afghanistan)
- Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Education (Taiwan)
- Ministry of Education (Bahrain)
- Ministry of Education (Bangladesh)
- Ministry of Education (Burma)
- Education Bureau (Hong Kong)
- India:
- Indonesia:
- Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia)
- Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Technology (Indonesia)
- Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia)
- Ministry of Education (Iran)
- Ministry of Education (Iraq)
- Ministry of Education (Israel)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
- Ministry of Education (Republic of Korea)
- Ministry of Education (Lebanon)
- Ministry of Education (Malaysia)
- Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia)
- Nepal:
- Ministry of Education (Pakistan)
- Department of Education (Philippines)
- Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia)
- Ministry of Education (Singapore)
- Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)
- Ministry of Education (Thailand)
- Ministry of National Education (Turkey)
Central America
- Beliz: Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture (Belize)
- Costa Rica: Ministry of Education (Costa Rica)
- El Salvador: Ministry of Education (El Salvador)
- Guatemala: Ministry of Education (Guatemala)
- Honduras: Secretariat of Education (Honduras)
- Nicaragua: Ministry of Education (Nicaragua)
- Panama: Ministry of Education (Panama)
Europe
- Austria: Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur)
- Belgium
- Flanders: Flemish Ministry of Education and Training (Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming)
- French Community: General Administration for Education and Scientific Research of the Ministry of the French Community
- Bulgaria: Ministry of Education, Youth and Science
- Croatia: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
- Czech: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
- Denmark: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
- Faroe Islands: Ministry of Education, Research and Culture
- Finland: Ministry of Education
- France: Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale)
- Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
- Greece: Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports
- Ireland: Department of Education and Skills
- Italy: Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
- Merged from Ministry of Public Education (Italy) in 2008
- Lithuania: Ministry of Education and Science
- Luxembourg: Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la jeunesse)
- Netherlands: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
- Norway: Ministry of Education and Research
- Poland: Commission of National Education (Polish: Komisja Edukacji Narodowej)
- Portugal: Ministry of Education
- Russia: Ministry of Education and Science
- Formerly Ministry of Education (Soviet Union)
- Serbia: Ministry of Education and Sports
- Slovenia: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
- Spain: Ministry of Education
- Sweden: Ministry of Education and Research
- Ukraine: Ministry of Education
- United Kingdom:
- England: Department for Education
- Merged from Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)
- Which previously merged from Ministry of Education (United Kingdom)
- Northern Ireland: Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
- Scotland: Scottish Government Education Directorates
North America
- Ministry of Education (Bahamas)
- Canada:
- Ministry of Education (Jamaica)
- Secretariat of Public Education (Mexico)
- Ministry of Education (Saint Lucia)
- 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
- Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico
Oceania
- Australia:
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- New South Wales: Department of Education and Communities (New South Wales)
- Victoria: Department of Education and Training (Victoria)
- Queensland: Department of Education (Queensland)
- South Australia: Department for Education and Child Development
- Tasmania: Department of Education (Tasmania)
- Western Australia: Department of Education (Western Australia)
- Australian Capital Territory: Education and Training Directorate
- Northern Territory: Department of Education (Northern Territory)
- New Zealand: Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
- Marshall Islands: Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands)
South America
- Ministry of Education (Brazil)
- Ministry of Education of Chile
- Ministry of National Education (Colombia)
- Ministry of Education (Peru)
See also
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