Editing Vilnius (section)

==Education==

===Primary and secondary education===
[[File:National M. K. Ciurlionis School of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania.jpg|thumb|alt=Exterior of a large building with steps and columns|The National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art offers free education to talented students.]]
Primary and lower secondary education is mandatory in Lithuania. Children begin pre-primary education at age six, education is compulsory until age 16. Primary and secondary education is free, but there are also private schools in Vilnius. The country's educational system is governed by the [[Ministry of Education and Science (Lithuania)|Ministry of Education, Science and Sports]], headquartered in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lithuania Overview |url=https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/lithuania_en |website=eacea.ec.europa.eu |access-date=2 November 2019 |date=2017-10-09}}</ref>

[[Cathedral School of Vilnius]], first mentioned in a 1397 source, is the earliest known Lithuanian school.<ref name="historyvle" /> [[Vilnius Vytautas the Great Gymnasium]], established in 1915, is the first Lithuanian [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] in eastern Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Istorija |url=http://www.vytautodidziojo.vilnius.lm.lt/?page_id=52 |website=vytautodidziojo.vilnius.lm.lt |access-date=2 November 2019 |language=lt-LT |archive-date=5 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105155858/http://www.vytautodidziojo.vilnius.lm.lt/?page_id=52 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, the city had 120 schools (not including [[preschool]]s) with 61,123 pupils and 4,955 teachers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Lietuvos švietimas skaičiais |date=2018 |publisher=Švietimo informacinių technologijų centras |location=Vilnius |pages=65–74 |url=https://www.smm.lt/uploads/documents/teisine_informacija/statistika/Lietuvos%20švietimas%20skaičiais%202018_%20Bendrasis%20ugdymas.pdf}}</ref> Four out of five best rated schools in Lithuania are in Vilnius, and the [[Vilnius Lyceum]] is number one.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paskelbti geriausių šalies mokyklų ir universitetų reitingai |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/lietuvoje/2/1056727/paskelbti-geriausiu-salies-mokyklu-ir-universitetu-reitingai |website=[[Lrt.lt]] |access-date=2 November 2019 |language=lt |date=8 May 2019}}</ref>

[[Ethnic minorities in Lithuania]] have their own schools. Vilnius has seven elementary schools, eight primary schools, two [[Gymnasium (school)#School structure|progymnasiums]] and 12 gymnasiums for minority children, with lessons in minority languages. In 2017, 4,658 Poles and 9,274 Russians studied in their languages in the city.<ref>{{cite book |title=Lietuvos tautinių mažumų švietimo būklės analizė |date=2018 |publisher=NMVA Švietimo politikos analizės skyrius |pages=8 & 11 |url=http://www.nmva.smm.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Lietuvos-tautinių-mažumų-švietimo-būklės-analizė-2018-m.1.pdf}}</ref> Vilnius has 11 [[vocational school]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profesinės mokyklos Vilniuje |url=http://www.studijos.lt/mokymo_istaigos/?companyType=4&groupId=9&locationId=10_61&companyTitle=Paie%C5%A1ka |website=studijos.lt |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>

The [[National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art]] is the country's only 12-year art school. The [[:lt:Vilniaus Justino Vienožinskio dailės mokykla|Vilnius Justinas Vienožinskis Art School]] is another art school in Vilnius.

Most school graduates in Vilnius later study at universities or colleges. According to the [[OECD]], 57.5 percent of 25– to 34-year-olds in Lithuania had a tertiary education in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Population with tertiary education |url=https://data.oecd.org/eduatt/population-with-tertiary-education.htm |website=OECD |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
Vilnius has nine international schools, including the International School of Vilnius, [[Vilnius International French Lyceum]], British International School of Vilnius, and American International School of Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find the best International School in Vilnius, Lithuania |url=https://www.international-schools-database.com/in/vilnius |website=International-schools-database.com |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>

===Tertiary education===
[[File:Vilnius University Great Courtyard 2, Vilnius, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg|thumb|alt=Old buildings and a church|The Great Courtyard of [[Vilnius University]] and the [[Church of St. Johns, Vilnius|Church of St. Johns]]]]
On 14 October 1773, the [[Commission of National Education]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Edukacinė komisija}}) was created by the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Grand Duke Stanisław August Poniatowski, who supervised schools and Vilnius University in the Commonwealth. Because of its authority and autonomy, it is considered Europe's first [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]] of education and an example of the [[Polish Enlightenment|Enlightenment in the Commonwealth]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Norman |last=Davies |title=God's Playground: 1795 to the present |url=https://archive.org/details/godsplaygroundhi00norm_0 |url-access=registration |access-date=7 March 2021 |date=28 February 2005 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-12819-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/godsplaygroundhi00norm_0/page/167 167]}}</ref>

Vilnius has a number of universities, the largest and oldest of which is Vilnius University.<ref name="Facts and Figures">{{cite web |title=Facts and Figures |url=https://www.vu.lt/en/about-vu/facts-and-figures |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> With its main campus in the Old Town, it has been ranked among the top 500 universities in the world by [[QS World University Rankings]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vu.lt/en/news/4060-breaking-news-for-lithuania-vu-among-the-top-500-universities-in-the-world |title=Breaking News for Lithuania: VU – Among the Top 500 Universities in the World |publisher=Vilnius University |date=7 September 2016 |access-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121072626/http://www.vu.lt/en/news/4060-breaking-news-for-lithuania-vu-among-the-top-500-universities-in-the-world |archive-date=21 November 2016}}</ref> The university participates in projects with UNESCO and [[NATO]]. It has master's programs in English and Russian,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vu.lt/en/studies/degree-students/degree-programmes/in-foreign-languages |title=Programmes in English |publisher=Vilnius University |access-date=5 March 2018}}</ref> and programs in cooperation with other universities throughout Europe. The university has 14 faculties.<ref name="Facts and Figures" />

Other universities include [[Mykolas Romeris University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mruni.eu/en/university/apie_mru/ |title=About MRU |website=mruni.eu |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Vilnius Gediminas Technical University<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vgtu.lt/about-university/4122 |title=About University |website=vgtu.lt |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> and the [[Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences]], which merged with [[Vytautas Magnus University]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://svietimas.vdu.lt/en/about-us/history/ |title=History |website=svietimas.vdu.lt |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> Specialized tertiary schools with university status include the [[General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania]], the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and the [[Vilnius Academy of Arts]]. The museum associated with the [[Vilnius Academy of Arts]] contains about 12,000 artworks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muziejai.lt/vilnius/vda_muziejus.en.htm |title=Vilnius Art Academy Museum |website=muziejai.lt |access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:VU bibliotekos Smuglevičiaus salė.JPG|thumb|alt=A long, ornate reading room|A 16th-century central [[Vilnius University Library]] reading room, decorated in 1803 with portraits of the 12 most prominent figures in antiquity, art and science<ref>{{cite book |last=Mačiulytė-Kasperavičienė |first=Audronė |title=Vilniaus universiteto rūmai |date=1979 |publisher=Vaga |location=Vilnius |page=112}}</ref>]]
The Vilnius city municipality central library ({{langx|lt|link=no|Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės centrinė biblioteka}}) operates [[public library|public libraries]] in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission and vision |url=http://www.vcb.lt/en/mission-and-vision/ |website=vcb.lt |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> It has 16 branches, one (Saulutė) dedicated to [[children's literature]].<ref>{{cite web |date=9 August 2022 |title=Libraries |url=http://www.vcb.lt/en/libraries/ |access-date=10 July 2019 |website=vcb.lt}}</ref> Many libraries offer free [[computer literacy]] courses.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kompiuterinio raštingumo kursai |url=http://www.vcb.lt/kompiuterinio-rastingumo-kursai/ |website=vcb.lt |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=lt |archive-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710115704/http://www.vcb.lt/kompiuterinio-rastingumo-kursai/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The public libraries require a free LIBIS (integrated information system of Lithuanian libraries) card.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paid and free services |url=http://www.vcb.lt/en/paid-and-free-services/ |website=vcb.lt |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

The [[Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka}}) in Gediminas Avenue, founded in 1919, collects, organizes and preserves Lithuania's written cultural heritage, collects Lithuanian and foreign documents relevant to research and Lithuania's educational and cultural needs, and provides library services to the public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Misija ir tikslai |url=https://www.lnb.lt/apie-biblioteka/veikla/misija-ir-tikslai |website=lnb.lt |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=lt |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703115104/https://www.lnb.lt/apie-biblioteka/veikla/misija-ir-tikslai |url-status=dead}}</ref> By 1 July 2019, its electronic catalog had 1,140,708 bibliographic records.<ref>{{cite web |title=LNB elektroninis katalogas |url=https://www.lnb.lt/atradimai/katalogai/lnb-elektroninis-katalogas |website=lnb.lt |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=lt |archive-date=10 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710115706/https://www.lnb.lt/atradimai/katalogai/lnb-elektroninis-katalogas |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Wroblewski Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences]] ({{langx|lt|link=no|Lietuvos mokslų akademijos Vrublevskių biblioteka}}) is open to all.<ref name="mab">{{cite web |title=About the Library |url=http://www.mab.lt/en/about |website=mab.lt |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> The library had 3,733,514 volumes by 1 January 2015, and 12,274 registered users.<ref name="mab"/>

Every [[List of universities and colleges in Lithuania|Lithuanian university and college]] has a library for students, professors and [[alumni]]. The [[Vilnius University Library#National Open Access Scientific Communication and Information Center|National Open Access Scientific Communication and Information Center]] of Vilnius University ({{langx|lt|link=no|Vilniaus universiteto bibliotekos Mokslinės komunikacijos ir informacijos centras}}) in Saulėtekis Valley opened in 2013 and has over 800 workplaces in an area of {{cvt|14,043.61|m2}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholarly Communication and Information Centre (SCIC) |url=https://biblioteka.vu.lt/en/places/scic |website=biblioteka.vu.lt |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Unikalios architektūros, moderni Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka atveria duris |url=http://naujienos.vu.lt/unikalios-architektros-moderni-vilniaus-universiteto-biblioteka-atveria-duris/ |website=naujienos.vu.lt |access-date=10 July 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> Central Vilnius University Library,<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Library |url=https://biblioteka.vu.lt/en/places/central-library |website=biblioteka.vu.lt |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Library, Mykolas Romeris University Library, ISM University of Management and Economics Library, European Humanities University Library, and Kazimieras Simonavičius University Library are on their respective campuses in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvos bibliotekos |url=https://www.vle.lt/Straipsnis/Lietuvos-bibliotekos-117781 |website=vle.lt |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>