Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania
Lithuania: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 48.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 48.6% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania peaked at 85.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2025.
That places Lithuania 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85.0% | — |
| 2016 | 80.3% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.6% | 64.8% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 48.6% | 77.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Lithuania was 48.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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