Established in October 1996 following the creation of Ekiti State. The Ministry is saddled with the responsibility of providing affordable, qualitative, functional and sustainable education for enlightenment and enterprise.
The Ministry is divided into Finance and Administration; Planning, Research & Statistics; Evaluation, Standard, Inspectorate, Science, Technology, Mathematics, Schools
The Ministry also has the following Agencies operating within it:
- Teaching Service Commission(TSC)
- State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)
- Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education (AANFE)
- Board for Technical and Vocational Education (BTVE)
- Library Board
- Education Trust Fund (ETF)
- School Enterprise and Wealth Creation Agency
- Scholarship Board