Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania
Lithuania: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 23.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania stood at 23.2%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania peaked at 23.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2009.
That places Lithuania 33rd out of 101 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.9% | — |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.0% | 19.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.6% | 23.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 30 Slovenia 24.3% compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 23.8% compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 23.5% compare
- 34 Brazil 23.2% compare
- 35 Malawi 22.7% compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 22.1% 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 current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Lithuania was 23.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 101 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release