Sports and Culture Costa Rica: Ministry of Education (Costa Rica) El Salvador: Ministry of Education (El Salvador) Guatemala: Ministry of Education (Guatemala) Honduras: Secretariat of Education (Honduras) Nicaragua: Ministry of Education (Nicaragua) Panama: Ministry of Education (Panama) Europe Austria: Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur) Azerbaijan: Ministry of Education Belgium Flanders: Flemish Ministry of Education and Training (Vlaams Ministerie van Onderwijs en Vorming) French Community: General Administration for Education and Scientific Research of the Ministry of the French Community German-speaking Community: Ministry for German-speaking Community Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bulgaria: Ministry of Education, Youth and Science Croatia: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports Czech: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Denmark: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Estonia: Ministry of Education and Research Faroe Islands: Ministry of Education, Research and Culture Finland: Ministry of Education France: Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale) Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) Greece: Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων) Ireland: Department of Education Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Italy: Ministry of Education, Universities and Research Merged from Ministry of Public Education (Italy) in 2008 Latvia: Ministry of Science and Education Lithuania: Ministry of Education and Science Luxembourg: Ministry of National Education (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la jeunesse) Montenegro: Ministry of Education Netherlands: Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Norway: Ministry of Education and Research Poland: Commission of National Education () Ministry of Education (Poland) Portugal: Ministry of Education Romania: Ministry of National Education Russia: Ministry of Education and Science Formerly Ministry of Education (Soviet Union) Serbia: Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development Slovakia: Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport sk Slovenia: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Spain: Ministry of Education Sweden: Ministry of Education and Research Ukraine: Ministry of Education United Kingdom: England: Department for Education, previously Department for Education and Skills and Ministry of Education Northern Ireland: Department of Education (Northern Ireland) Scotland: Scottish Government Education Directorates Wales: Department for Education and Skills North America Ministry of Education (Bahamas) Canada: no federal ministry, see Education in Canada: Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Ministry of Education (Jamaica) Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training (Barbados) Secretariat of Public Education