Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.7% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania peaked at 25.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Lithuania 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 0.2% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Lithuania was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Lithuania ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.