The educational system of some European countries is overviewed in this article. The fact that the administration of the educational system is gradually decentralized is mentioned (in some countries, like the United Kingdom, it is much decentralized). Different countries are compared by the sources and method of financing the education. The common part in this process is that the system of public education is a governmental strategy, while the financing is made, in essence, from the Central and local budgets. In the analyzed countries the professional labor-oriented training, for providing a relevant qualification for 14-aged and more senior young people, is especially accentuated. In the majority of European countries the Ministry of Education (or the similar institution) develops the management of educational policy, inspection procedures, allocation of funds, and supervises their implementation, as well as the implementation of administrative laws and decisions. In the majority of countries, the State Budget covers the salary and partially equipment costs, but local authorities provide financing the maintenance and investment costs (the case of Slovenia).