Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania
Lithuania: Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region was 5.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 5.9 for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 nuts 2 region in Lithuania peaked at 16.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 NUTS 2 region 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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.35, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Early leavers from education and training by NUTS 2 region in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.0% | 4 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | +33.3% | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | +31.2% | 6.4 | 8.4 |
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
- 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 early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Lithuania?
- Early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region in Lithuania was 5.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by nuts 2 region 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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