Lithuanian Education System
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LITHUANIAN
EDUCATION
SYSTEM
University
College
14
18
12
17
11
16
10
15
9
14
8
13
7
12
6
11
5
10
4
9
3
8
2
7
1
6
0
Vocational
school
Gimnazija
Upper secondary education
Lower secondary
school
Primary school
Pre-primary preparatory education
5
4
3
2
1
Adult education
13
Pre-school
education
Special education institutions
19
Youth school
Age
School year
compulsory education
PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Provided to children between 1,5/2 to 5 years old
Educated at nurseries, nursery-kindergartens,
kindergartens, kindergarten-schools, other
schools
State, non-state pre-school educational
institutions, kindergartens run by religious
communities, kindergartens employing
Montessori’s Method, full-time and part-time
kindergartens
PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
One year program to 6 year old children
Educated at kindergartens, primary schools and
other schools
PRIMARY EDUCATION
Provided to children 6-7years old
The duration of the primary education
curriculum is 4 years (Forms 1-4).
A person gains primary education
PRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Moral education
Lithuanian language
Foreign language compulsory from the 2th year
Perception and understanding of the world
Mathematics
Arts and technologies
Music
Physical training
LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
(BASIC EDUCATION)
Provided to children from 10/11 to 16 years old
The duration of the lower (basic) education curriculum is 6 years
(Forms 5-10 and 1-2 in gymnasiums).
Educated at lower secondary(basic), youth schools, gymnasiums
and vocational schools
On completion of lower secondary programme the pupils may
choose to take an external qualifying test of attainment in two
subjects (mathematics and mother tongue)
LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM
Moral education (religion or ethics)
the Lithuanian language, native language (for national
minorities), two foreign languages,
Mathematics
Natural sciences (Nature and man in forms 5-6, biology and
physics in form 7, chemistry in form 8)
Computer science,
History, civic education, geography,
Arts, music, technologies
Physical training
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
A two year curriculum for the 16-18 year old people (Forms 11-12
and 3-4 in gymnasiums)
Educated at secondary schools, gymnasiums and vocational schools
After completing secondary education curriculum secondary
education level is attained
UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION
In the course of two years of upper secondary education
students learn from 9 to 13 subjects;
Students may choose to learn compulsary subjects either level
B ( involves only basic knowledge of the subject) or level A (is
oriented towards deeper and wider knowledge of the subject)
UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL-LEAVING
EXAMINATION
National state examinations
pupils’ scripts are marked by external examiners
Normative assesment is used and results are ranked on 1-100
point scale
School-based examinations
pupils’ scripts are marked by the school teachers on the basis of
criteria defined by an external body - the National Examination
Centre (the scale is recorded on 10 point scale)
both types of exams are set by an external body - the National Examination
Centre
the Lithuanian Language: one compulsory examination
To get school leaving certificate 2 obligatory examinations should be taken
Maximum number of examinations each student can take is 6
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES
A college is a higher education institution in
which study programmes are focused on practice.
Duration of studies 3 years.
Graduates get a diploma of non-university
studies.
A university is a higher education institution in
which study programmes prevail. Duration of
studies 3-5 years for Bachelor’s degree and 1.5-2
years for Master’s degree, 4 years for Doctor’s
degree.
Graduates get a diploma of university education.
EDUCATION
Special education is intended to assist people
with special needs in their development and help
these people learn according their abilities.
Non-formal education provides a possibility to
test one’s abilities in various fields (music, art,
sports etc.).
Adult education provides people with a
possibility to get primary, lower secondary
(basic), secondary education.
GOOD LUCK
Taurage
Lithuania