Duration of compulsory education (years) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 11 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 2017
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 11 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Lithuania peaked at 11 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education (years) 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
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 years compare
- 65 Australia 11 years compare
- 65 Belarus 11 years compare
- 65 Barbados 11 years compare
- 65 Switzerland 11 years compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 years compare
- 65 Ghana 11 years compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 11 years compare
- 65 Latvia 11 years compare
- 65 Monaco 11 years compare
- 65 Malta 11 years compare
- 65 Niue 11 years compare
- 65 Panama 11 years compare
- 65 Russia 11 years compare
- 65 Senegal 11 years compare
- 65 Slovakia 11 years compare
- 65 Seychelles 11 years compare
- 65 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 65 Ukraine 11 years compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 years compare
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 duration of compulsory education in Lithuania?
- Duration of compulsory education in Lithuania was 11 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 11 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Lithuania ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release