Which has higher secondary education, duration, European Union or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 8 years against 7 years in European Union as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Lithuania?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Lithuania: Secondary education, duration

European Union

7 years

in 2025

Lithuania

8 years

in 2025

European Union rank

1st

Lithuania rank

3rd

Secondary education, duration over time

European Union
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 8 years against 7 years in European Union, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 1 regions.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7 years	8 years	1 years	Lithuania
1980s	7 years	8 years	1 years	Lithuania
1990s	7.05 years	8 years	0.95 years	Lithuania
2000s	6.9 years	8 years	1.1 years	Lithuania
2010s	6.8 years	8 years	1.2 years	Lithuania
2020s	7 years	8 years	1 years	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, duration, European Union or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 8 years against 7 years in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in secondary education, duration between European Union and Lithuania?: 1 years, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Lithuania?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do European Union and Lithuania rank globally for secondary education, duration?: European Union ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

European Union vs Lithuania: Secondary education, duration. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-duration-years/european-union/lithuania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-duration-years/european-union/lithuania/">European Union vs Lithuania: Secondary education, duration</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Secondary education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 255 places, 13,986 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.