Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 41.3% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania peaked at 41.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.4% | — |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.2% | 26.4% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 36.2% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 Ireland 41.9% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 41.9% compare
- 4 Switzerland 41.6% compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39.6% compare
- 7 United States of America 39.1% compare
- 8 Israel 38.3% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Lithuania was 41.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.