National Agency for Education is educational assistance institution founded by the Ministry of Education, Sport  and Science of the Republic of Lithuania. At the moment the mission of Agency is to take part in implementation of the State pre-school, pre-primary and general education policies, induce education institutions (except for higher education institutions) and other education providers to ensure quality of education by providing informational, counselling, qualification improvement and (self-)education environment building assistance, conducting education monitoring and education research, developing the education content, and coordinating its implementation.