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 The Commission of National Education ( pl, Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, KEN; lt, Edukacinė komisija) was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław II August on October 1 ...

( pl, Komisja Edukacji Narodowej, lt, Edukacinė komisija), founded in 1773 in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

. 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) The Federal Ministry of Education is a part of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria that directs education in Nigeria. It is located at Block 5A (8th Floor), Federal Secretariat Complex, Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, P.M.B. 146, Garki, Abuja. Hi ...

:* Rivers State: Rivers State Ministry of Education * Ministry of Education (Rhodesia) (1965-1979) *

Ministry of Education (Rwanda) The Ministry of Education (MINeDUC, rw, Minisiteri y'Uburezi, french: Ministère de l'Éducation) of Rwanda, previously the ''Ministère de l'Éducation, de la Science, de la Technologie et de la Recherche scientifique'', is headquartered in Kigali ...

Ministry of Education (Sierra Leone) 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 Pub ...

Ministry of Education (Somalia) The Ministry of Education of Somalia ( so, Wasaaradda Waxbarashada) ( ar, وزارة التعليم) is a ministry responsible for education in Somalia. The current Minister of Education of Somalia is Abdulahi Arab. Who hails from Surre, Surre ...

Ministry of Education and Science (Somaliland) The ''Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Somaliland'' ( so, Wasaaradda Waxbarashada iyo Sayniska Somaliland) ( ar, وزارة التعليم والعلوم) The Ministry of Education and Science of Somaliland is a national ex ...

* South Africa:

Department of Education (South Africa) The Department of Education was one of the departments of the South African government until 2009, when it was divided into the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training. It oversaw the education and trai ...

or the former

Bantu Education Department The Department of Bantu Education was an organisation created by the National Party government of South Africa in 1953. The Bantu Education Act, 1953 provided the legislative framework for this department. Function of the department Before the Ba ...

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. On 10 May 2009 newly elected president Jacob ...

, split in 2009 into: ** Minister of Basic Education ** Minister of Higher Education and Training * Zambia: **

Ministry of General Education The Ministry of General Education is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of General Education and oversees primary and secondary education. Tertiary and vocational education is overseen by the Ministry of Higher Education, which wa ...

Ministry of Higher Education (Zambia) The Ministry of Higher Education is a ministry in Zambia. It oversees university and vocational, training, science, technology and innovation and is headed by the Minister of Higher Education. The current ministry was established in 2005 after b ...

Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture (Zimbabwe) The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is a department in the Government of Zimbabwe that is responsible for the management of primary and secondary education within the country. The incumbent minister is Hon. Dr. Evelyn Ndlovu who was ...

Asia

Ministry of Education (Afghanistan) The Afghan Ministry of Education ( fa, وزارت معارف افغانستان , links=no)( ps, د پوهني وزارت افغانستان , links=no) is responsible for policy formulation, the organization and supervision of education in Afgha ...

Ministry of Education (Bahrain) The Ministry of Education is a department of the government of Bahrain. It is responsible for the government-operated schools. Majid bin Ali Al-Naimi is the minister. Higher Education Council Higher Education Council (HEC), the agency which regul ...

* Bangladesh: **

Ministry of Primary and Mass Education The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education ( bn, প্রাথমিক ও গণশিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়) (abbreviated as MoPME) is the ministry responsible for Primary (Class I-VIII) and Mass (literacy) education ...

Ministry of Education (Bangladesh) Ministry of Education ( bn, শিক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয়), abbreviated as MoE, is the ministry responsible for secondary, vocational and tertiary education in Bangladesh. Primary education and mass literacy is the respons ...

Ministry of Education (Brunei) The Ministry of Education (MOE or MoE; ) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees education in the country. It was established immediately upon Brunei's independence on 1 January 1984. It is currently led by a mini ...

Ministry of Education (Myanmar) The Ministry of Education ( my, ပညာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, ; abbreviated MOE) is the Myanmar government agency responsible for education in Myanmar. Brief History The Ministry of Education aims to nurture future orient ...

Ministry of Education (Bhutan) 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 Pu ...

* China: ** Ministry of Education (Mainland China) ** Education Bureau (Hong Kong) * East Timor: **

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (East Timor) The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MEJD; pt, Ministério da Educação, Juventude e Desporto, tet, Ministériu Edukasaun, Juventude no Desportu) is the government department of East Timor accountable for education (excluding higher e ...

** Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture (East Timor) *

Ministry of Education (India) The Ministry of Education ( MoE; formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development from 1985 to 2020) is a ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education. The Ministry is further d ...

* Indonesia: ** Formal education:

Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Indonesia) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Indonesian: ''Kementerian Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi,'' abbreviated ''Kemdikbudristek'') is a government ministry of the Indonesian government responsible for educat ...

** Religious education:

Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia) The Ministry of Religious Affairs ( id, Kementerian Agama) is an Indonesian ministry that administers religious affairs. It is responsible to the president, and is led by a minister. History Plans for the creation of a Ministry of Religious Aff ...

* Ministry of Education (Iran) * Ministry of Education (Iraq) *

Ministry of Education (Israel) The Ministry of Education ( he, מִשְׂרָד הַחִנּוּךְ, translit. ''Misrad HaHinukh''; ar, وزارة التربية والتعليم) is the branch of the Israeli government charged with overseeing public education institutions i ...

* Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
Ministry of Education (Jordan)
* * Ministry of Education (Republic of Korea) * Ministry of Education (Laos) * Ministry of Education (Lebanon) * Malaysia: ** Ministry of Education (Malaysia) **

Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE; ms, Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for higher education, polytechnic, community college, student loan, accreditation, student volunt ...

Ministry of Education (Maldives) The Ministry of Education is the Maldivian government sector responsible for education and providing public schools with funding necessary for the education institution. The Ministry Of Education directs the formulation and implementation of ...

Ministry of Education (Nepal) The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( ne, शिक्षा, विज्ञान तथा प्रविधि मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal responsible for the overall development of education in ...

Ministry of Education (Pakistan) The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training ( ur, ) is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political head is known as thMinister for Education (Pakistan) , Minister of Pakistanand the ministry's ...

Ministry of Education (Palestine)
* Department of Education (Philippines) * Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia) * Ministry of Education (Singapore) *

Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Education ( si, අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies rela ...

Ministry of Education (Taiwan) The Ministry of Education (MOE) (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools. Organizational structure Political departm ...

* Ministry of Education (Thailand) *

Ministry of National Education (Turkey) The Ministry of National Education ( tr, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı) 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 cur ...

Central America

* Belize: Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture * 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'') *Azerbaijan:

Ministry of Education 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 Pub ...

* 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 ** German-speaking Community
Ministry for German-speaking Community
* Bosnia and Herzegovina: *Bulgaria: Ministry of Education, Youth and Science * Croatia:

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* Czech: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport * Denmark: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation * Estonia: Ministry of Education and Research * Faroe Islands: Ministry of Education, Research and Culture * Finland:

* France: Ministry of National Education (''Ministère de l’Éducation nationale'') * Germany:

Federal Ministry of Education and Research The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (german: link=no, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, ), abbreviated BMBF, is a cabinet-level ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Bonn, with an office in Berlin. The Ministry provi ...

(''Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung'') * Greece: Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (''Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων'') * Ireland: **

Department of Education 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 Pub ...

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science ( ga, An Roinn Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta) is a department of the Government of Ireland. It is led by the Minister ...

* Italy: Ministry of Education, Universities and Research ** Merged from

Ministry of Public Education (Italy) The Ministry of Education and Merit ( it, Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, or MEM) is the government body of Italy devoted to the administration of the national education system. It was active in three separate periods (1861–1929; 1944� ...

in 2008 * Latvia: Ministry of Science and Education *Lithuania: Ministry of Education and Science * Luxembourg: Ministry of National Education (''Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la jeunesse'') *Montenegro:

* Netherlands: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science * Norway: Ministry of Education and Research * Poland:

( pl, Komisja Edukacji Narodowej) ** Ministry of Education (Poland) * Portugal:

* Romania: Ministry of National Education * Russia: Ministry of Education and Science ** Formerly

Ministry of Education (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Education of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (russian: Министерство просвещения СССР), formed on 3 August 1966, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was ...

* Serbia: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development *Slovakia: Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport sk * Slovenia:

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* Spain:

* Sweden: Ministry of Education and Research * Ukraine:

* United Kingdom: ** England:

Department for Education The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department ...

, previously Department for Education and Skills and

** Northern Ireland:

Department of Education (Northern Ireland) The Department of Education (DENI) ( ga, An Roinn Oideachais; Ulster-Scots: ''Männystrie o Lear'') is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department ...

** Scotland:

Scottish Government Education Directorates The Scottish Government Education Directorates were a group of the Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil service Ministry (government department), directorates in the Scottish Government. The Directorates were titled Children, Young People and Soc ...

**Wales: Department for Education and Skills

North America

* Ministry of Education (Bahamas) * Canada: no federal ministry, see

Education in Canada Education in Canada is for the most part provided publicly, and is funded and overseen by provincial, territorial and local governments. Education is within provincial jurisdiction and the curriculum is overseen by the province. Education in ...

: :*

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

Manitoba , image_map = Manitoba in Canada 2.svg , map_alt = Map showing Manitoba's location in the centre of Southern Canada , Label_map = yes , coordinates = , capital = Winn ...

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...

:* Northwest Territories :*

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

:* Nunavut :*

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

* Ministry of Education (Jamaica) * Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training (Barbados) *

Secretariat of Public Education The Mexican Secretariat of Public Education ( in Spanish ''Secretaría de Educación Pública'', ''SEP'') is a federal government authority with cabinet representation and the responsibility for overseeing the development and implementation of ...

(

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

) * Ministry of Education (Saint Lucia) * Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) * United States:

United States Department of Education The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departmen ...

, headed by the

United States secretary of education The United States secretary of education is the head of the U.S. Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities re ...

** Many U.S. states also have a state-level department of education ** Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico

Oceania

* Australia: :* Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2020 - ) :* Antecedents: :**

Department of Education (Australia) The Department of Education is a department of the Government of Australia formed on 1 July 2022. History The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. It split the preceding Department of ...

(2019 - 2020) :**

Department of Education and Training (Australia) The Australian Department of Education and Training was a former department of the Government of Australia that was in existence between 2014 and 2019 and which was charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help Aus ...

(2014-2019) :** Department of Education (Australia, 2013–14) :** For earlier antecedents, see Preceding departments :* State government departments: ::* New South Wales:

Department of Education (New South Wales) The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and hig ...

::* Victoria:

Department of Education and Training (Victoria) The Department of Education is a government department in Victoria, Australia. Formerly known as the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development until January 2015 and Department of Education and Training (DET) until January 2023, the ...

::* Queensland: Department of Education (Queensland) ::* South Australia: Department for Education (South Australia) ::* Tasmania:

Department of Education (Tasmania) The Department for Education, Children and Young People (Department of Education) is a government department within the Government of Tasmania with responsibility for primary and secondary education, library and information services, vocational ed ...

::* Western Australia:

Department of Education (Western Australia) The Department of Education (WA) is the government department responsible for education in Western Australia as well as on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Department's head office, commonly referred to as 'Silver City' ...

::* Australian Capital Territory:

Education and Training Directorate Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Vari ...

::* Northern Territory: Department of Education (Northern Territory) * Kiribati : Ministry of Education (Kiribati) * New Zealand: :* Ministry of Education (New Zealand) :*Antecedents: ::*

Department of Education (New Zealand) The New Zealand Department of Education was, prior to 1989, the public service department of the New Zealand Government that was responsible for pre-tertiary education. The Department was established in its initial form in 1877 under the Educati ...

* Marshall Islands:

Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands) Ministry of Education, or the MOE, is a government branch in the Marshall Islands that controls and takes care of education, as well as all public schools in the Marshall Islands. The Minister of the MOE is one of the senators of the Marshall Is ...

South America

Ministry of Education (Argentina) The Ministry of Education ( es, link=no, Ministerio de Educación; ME) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees education policies on all educational levels, alongside the governments of the twenty-three province ...

* Ministry of Education (Bolivia) * Ministry of Education (Brazil) *

Ministry of Education (Chile) The Ministry of Education of Chile (MINEDUC) 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 arti ...

Ministry of National Education (Colombia) The Ministry of National Education ( es, Ministerio de Educación Nacional) is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for overseeing the instruction and education of the Colombian people, similar to education mi ...

Ministry of Education (Peru) 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 Pu ...

References

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