Lithuania vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Lithuania
35.3%
in 2023
Spain
34.6%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
25th
Spain rank
26th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Lithuania
- Spain
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 35.3% against 34.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 129 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 18.5% | 15.1% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 23.6% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 28.7% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.1% | 1.4% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Lithuania or Spain?
- Lithuania, at 35.3% against 34.6% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Lithuania and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 25th and Spain ranks 26th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release