Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 10.89 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 10.89 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania peaked at 10.89 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.75, in 1960.
That places Lithuania 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.75 | — |
| 1965 | 5.24 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 5.87 | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 6.55 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 7.35 | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 8.18 | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 8.81 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 9.17 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.49 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 10.89 | +4.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 10.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.99, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 10.89 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.11, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 4.75 | 5.24 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.21 | 5.87 | 6.55 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.76 | 7.35 | 8.18 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.99 | 8.81 | 9.17 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.95 | 9.49 | 10.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.89 | 10.89 | 10.89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Lithuania was 10.89 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 in 1960.
- How does Lithuania rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.