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, Ministry of Public Education, and so forth. Such agencies typically address educational concerns such as the quality of schools, 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:

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

  • Ministry of Education (Bahamas)
  • Ministry of Education and Youth (Belize)
  • Canada:

Oceania

  • Australia:

South America

See also

Common types of government ministers and ministries
Leadership
External management
Business, industry,
infrastructure
Environment and
natural resources
Human services
Human expression
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