SNE data

SNE Data

	Data available
Number of compulsory school aged pupils (including those with SENs)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	535,999	3,642	539,641	2005 / 2006	Source: Ministry of Education and Science, Department of Statistics. Students from grade 0 to grade 12 only are covered in this table.
Number of compulsory school aged pupils who have SENs (in all educational settings)	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
	56,221	3,642	59,863	2005 / 2006	Source: Ministry of Education and Science, Department of Statistics. Students from grade 0 to grade 12 only are covered in this table.
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in segregated settings	5,165	29	5,194	2005 / 2006	Source: Ministry of Education and Science, Department of Statistics. Students from grade 0 to grade 12 only are covered in this table.
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	Public Sector	Private Sector	Total	Year of reference	Notes and Source
Pupils with SENs in inclusive settings	51,056	3,613	54,669	2005 / 2006	Source: Ministry of Education and Science, Department of Statistics. Students from grade 0 to grade 12 only are covered in this table.
Compulsory age phase	The compulsory education in Lithuania is 6/7-18 years. For students with severe and profound dysfunctions, it can be 6/7-21 years of age.
Clarification of Public - Private sector education	Republic of Lithuania Law on Education (2003) Article. 18: A school is considered to be private if a legal or physical body is its founder; if a Lithuanian legal or physical body together with foreign legal or physical body is a founder of a school; if a foreign legal or physical body is a founder. Any ministry, municipality, county administration, the Parliament, Government cannot be a founder of a private school.
Legal Definition of SEN	Special Educational Needs means the need for assistance and services arising from the fact that the mainstream educational and self-educational requirements do not correspond with the opportunities of students with special needs. Reference: Republic of Lithuania Law on Special Education (1998).