Education system in Lithuania

Vilnius University , the oldest Lithuanian university

The education system in Lithuania includes the tertiary school system . It regulates the Education Act of the Republic of Lithuania of June 25, 1991 ( Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo įstatymas ). School attendance is compulsory up to the age of 16. After kindergarten / pre-school, the educational path begins with compulsory elementary school ( Progymnasium ).

structure

• Primary level  - covers the first four years of school in primary school.
• Secondary level  - leads to the Hauptschule or Gymnasium certificate and is divided into Hauptschule ( Progymnasium ), Mittelschule and Gymnasium .
• Tertiary level - begins after acquiring the university entrance qualification and is located at universities .

After primary school education, one goes to secondary school ( Progymnasium ). Then there are two options. In the secondary school you attend grades 5–8. or 5. – 10. The good students often switch to high school after the 8th grade. In the grammar school there are grades 9-12. Classes.

Note scale

There is a ten-point system in schools.

Result	Points	Lithuanian	German
satisfactory	10	Puikiai	excellent
	9	Labai gerai	very good
	8th	Gerai	Well
	7th	Pakankamai gerai	fully satisfactory
	6th	Godparent kinamai	satisfying
	5	Pakankamai patenkinamai	sufficient
	4th	Silpnai	weak
dissatisfied	3	Blogai	bad
	2	Labai blogai	very bad
	1	Nieko neatsakė, neatliko užduoties	nothing answered, task not done

Authorities

• Seimas : Committee on Education, Science and Culture
• Ministry of Education of Lithuania
• Science Council of Lithuania
• National examination center

Adult education

See adult education in Lithuania

Universities

Individual evidence

1. ^ Education Act