Germany vs Lithuania: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Germany
6 years
in 2020
Lithuania
6 years
in 2020
Germany rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

  • Germany
  • Lithuania
0246197019952020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Lithuania Difference Ahead
1970s 6 years 5 years 1 years Germany
1980s 6 years 5.1 years 0.9 years Germany
1990s 6 years 5.2 years 0.8 years Germany
2000s 6 years 6 years 0 years
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years
2020s 6 years 6 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Germany or Lithuania?
Germany, at 6 years against 6 years in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Germany and Lithuania?
0 years, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?
Germany ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (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

Germany vs Lithuania: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years/germany/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/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years/germany/lithuania/">Germany vs Lithuania: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in lower secondary education.