Lithuania allocates nearly €32 million to support education for Ukrainian refugees.

The Lithuanian government will allocate nearly €32 million for the education of Ukrainians displaced to the country due to the invasion. This is reported by LRT.

The funds will be distributed across two main areas:

• €3 million – to reimburse tuition fees and scholarships for Ukrainians at Lithuanian universities;
• €28.7 million – for the education of Ukrainian children in municipal and private schools under preschool, pre-school, and general education programs.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of Lithuania initially planned to allocate €4.2 million to support students, but the Ministry of Finance reduced the amount to 3 million, which was approved by the government.

The funds will be received by students who started their studies at Lithuanian universities in the 2022-2023 academic year and continue to study. From September 2024, state funding for graduates of Ukrainian schools who enroll in Lithuanian universities will cease, but some universities will cover their tuition with their own funds.

A decision on funding for the next year will be made later when the exact number of students becomes known.

It should be noted that the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment (UCOQA) presented the translated report PISA-2022 'Forming Financial Literacy among Students: The Role of Parenthood and Socio-economic Conditions'. The study showed that 18% of teenagers did not reach the basic level of financial literacy, indicating their inability to apply knowledge in real life.

The study also revealed a significant gap in knowledge between teenagers from different socio-economic statuses. Students from wealthy families scored, on average, 87 points higher than children from less affluent households. This exceeds one qualification level (75 points) and indicates unequal opportunities in financial education.