Latvia vs Lithuania: Share of children who have completed primary school
Latvia
99.6%
in 2025
Lithuania
99.7%
in 2025
Latvia rank
35th
Lithuania rank
32nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 35th and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.4% | 99.5% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 0.0% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Latvia ranks 35th and Lithuania ranks 32nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.