This section provides the most recent available data on the number of educational institutions from pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education level (ISCED levels 0-4). Statistics on numbers and characteristics of higher education institutions can be found in the European Tertiary Education Register. A general overview of the categories of institutions providing publicly-subsidised adult education and training can be found in the chapter on adult education. The notes below the tables provide methodological explanations necessary for a good interpretation of data.
Type of educational institution in English (and in national language) | ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Public | Government-dependent private | Private independent | |||
| Pre-school (ikimokyklinio ugdymo mokykla) | 0 | (-) | 773 | 593 | (:) | 180 |
| Primary school (Pradinė mokykla) | 1 | (-) | 141 | 118 | (:) | 23 |
| Pre-gymnasium (Progimnazija) | 1, 2 | G | 159 | 153 | (:) | 6 |
| Lower secondary education school (Pagrindinė mokykla) | 1, 2 | G | 346 | 327 | (:) | 19 |
| Gymnasium (Gimnazija) | 2, 3 | G | 408 | 382 | (:) | 26 |
| VET institution (Profesinio mokymo mokykla) | 2, 3, 4 | V | 70 | 65 | (:) | 5 |
Source: Education Management Information System (Švietimo valdymo informacinė sistema): Educational and Science Institutions: Groups, Types and Dependence (Švietimo ir mokslo institucijos pagal grupes, tipus ir priklausomybę) (2018/2019 school year)(last accessed 30/09/2019) ISCED= International Standard Classification of Education | ||||||
| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26) | ||||||
Notes:
The provided statistics were elaborated according to the legal entity approach: a school and its divisions is counted as an educational institution. The statistical data shows preliminary situation on 1 September 2019. They will be revised and official data will be approved in the end of 2019.
Data on the number of government-dependent private institution are not available because information on the share of state funding to the overall budget of non-state schools (i.e. schools, which founder and partner is not the state neither the municipality) is not collected.
Usually a pre-gymnasium implements the first part of the lower secondary education programme (ISCED 2) for grades 5-8 and a lower secondary education school implements the first part of the lower secondary education (ISCED 2) for grades 5-8 and the second part for grades 9-10. However, the pre-gymnasium and the lower secondary education school may include a broader education programme, covering not only lower secondary but also primary education (ISCED 1) for grades 1-4.
Usually the gymnasium implements upper secondary education programme (ISCED 3) for gymnasium grades III-IV and the second part of lower secondary education programme gymnasium grades I-II. In some cases, gymnasium can implement a broader education programme – an upper secondary education programme with full lower secondary education programme or primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education programmes. Sub-chapter Types of Institutions of chapter 6.7 Organisation of General Upper Secondary Education lists these exceptions.
Vocational education and training (VET) schools, shown in the table, can implement primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education programmes along with VET programme. The table shows VET ISCED level.
| Type of educational institution in English and (in national language) | ISCED levels provided | Main orientation of the programmes provided | Number of educational institutions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Public | Government-dependent institutions | Private independent | |||
| Special school (Specialioji mokykla) | 0, 1, 2, 3 | G | 44 | 43 | (:) | 1 |
Source: Education Management Information System (Švietimo valdymo informacinė sistema) : Special schools and number of students in it and part of students in the municipality 2018/2019 school year (Specialiųjų mokyklų ir mokinių jose skaičius ir dalis savivaldybėje 2018-2019)(last accessed: 30/09/2019). | ||||||
| G= General | V= Vocational | |||||
| (:) Data not available | (-) Not applicable | |||||
Terminology The 2018 version of the Unesco/OECD/Eurostat Manual on concepts, definitions and classification can be consulted for the definitions of regular education (p.10); general and vocational programmes of education (p.19); as well as public institution, government-dependent private institution and private independent institution (pp. 24-26). | ||||||
Notes: The provided statistics were elaborated according to the legal entity approach: a school and its divisions is counted as an educational institution.
VET institutions have programmes adapted to people with special education needs. These VET institutions are counted as institutions, providing regular education.
Some general education school have separate classes for students with SEN. General education schools integrate SEN students in regular classes. These schools are also counted as institutions providing regular education.