Compulsory education, duration in Lithuania
Lithuania: Compulsory education, duration was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 2017
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Compulsory education, duration in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, compulsory education, duration in Lithuania stood at 11 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Lithuania peaked at 11 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Lithuania ranks 62nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 years | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 years | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 11 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 11 years, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 11 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 years, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 years | 10 years | 11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 years | 11 years | 11 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 62 Australia 11 years compare
- 62 Barbados 11 years compare
- 62 Belarus 11 years compare
- 62 Ghana 11 years compare
- 62 Latvia 11 years compare
- 62 Malta 11 years compare
- 62 Monaco 11 years compare
- 62 Panama 11 years compare
- 62 Russia 11 years compare
- 62 Senegal 11 years compare
- 62 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 62 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 62 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 62 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 62 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 62 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
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 compulsory education, duration in Lithuania?
- Compulsory education, duration in Lithuania was 11 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Lithuania ranks 62nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.