The vision for education in Lithuania is that every child, young person and adult in Lithuania will be able to seek and easily find where to learn and study. The state education system is composed of constantly developing and cooperating institutions and stakeholders at state, municipal and non-state education organisations, whose employees of before mentioned organisations have authority in the society and maintain constant discussions concerning the development of education, the state of Lithuania and the success of the inhabitants as well as the development of the culture and economy and well-proportioned rural development. 

In the Republic of Lithuania, education is a priority supported by the state. It is based on the humanistic values of the nation and world culture, and democratic principles, as well as universally accepted human rights and freedoms.

The education system is based on equal opportunities, contextual interrelationship – the education system is closely related to the context of the country’s economic, social and cultural development and effectiveness – in the pursuit of high-quality results, and the principle of continuity.

Lithuania’s priorities in the sphere of education, its long-term objectives, the direction of any changes in the content of education and financial priorities are set out in the National Progress Plan for 2012–2023. The Law on Education sets up the aims of education in Lithuania, the principles of the education system, the basics of its structure, education activities and education relations, and the state’s commitments under the education policy.

The Lithuanian education system might be described as decentralized. The state and municipal institutions participate in the education process. The schools and other educational institutions have the possibility to take decisions on management, education content and recources or instruments.