Central

The Government is responsible for:

• Planning, organising and developing education, research and language policies and legislation;
• Developing national development plans in the areas of education, research and language policies and guaranteeing their compliance with the national development plans in these areas;
• Organising the funding, completion and assessment of the results of development plans;
• Exercising state supervision over the activities of educational institutions regarding provision of education and the fulfilment of national study programmes and other educational standards;
• Exercising state supervision over education institutions;
• Managing state gymnasiums;
• Planning and developing national study programmes and other educational standards and organising their preparation and accreditation.

Governmental agencies in the field of education are: Foundation Innove and the Estonian Educational and Research Network (EENet).

Regional

No competencies remain at the regional level..

Local ​

Local authorities are responsible for the organisation, in the rural municipality or city, of the administration, organisation and maintenance of:

• Pre-school child care institutions;
• Basic schools;
• Secondary schools;
• Hobby schools;
• Students' transport.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Education and Research

Sources

Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act

Local Government Organisation Act