Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania
Lithuania: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 5.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.9
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.5
in 2000
All-time low
4
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 5.9 for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania peaked at 16.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 25th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5 | — |
| 2001 | 14.9 | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 13.4 | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 11.4 | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 10.3 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 8.4 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 7.8 | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7 | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.4 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 4 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6 | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 4.8 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 6.4 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 8.4 | +31.2% |
| 2025 | 5.9 | -29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.77 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 4 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,538 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 350 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 58,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 42,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Lithuania was 5.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Lithuania ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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