Duration of compulsory education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Duration of compulsory education was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11
in 2017
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 11 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Lithuania peaked at 11 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 65th out of 205 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 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 65 Antigua and Barbuda 11 compare
- 65 Australia 11 compare
- 65 Barbados 11 compare
- 65 Belarus 11 compare
- 65 Ghana 11 compare
- 65 Latvia 11 compare
- 65 Malta 11 compare
- 65 Monaco 11 compare
- 65 Niue 11 compare
- 65 Panama 11 compare
- 65 Russia 11 compare
- 65 Senegal 11 compare
- 65 Seychelles 11 compare
- 65 Slovakia 11 compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 11 compare
- 65 Switzerland 11 compare
- 65 Tokelau 11 compare
- 65 Ukraine 11 compare
- 65 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 11 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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Lithuania ranks 65th out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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