Estonia vs Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Estonia
7.2%
in 2024
Lithuania
7.1%
in 2023
Estonia rank
51st
Lithuania rank
52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 51st and Lithuania ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.9% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.5% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 51st and Lithuania ranks 52nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, 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