Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 98.4% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania peaked at 98.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 74.7% | — |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 91.1% | 93.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 98.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 13 Estonia 98.6% compare
- 14 Switzerland 98.5% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 98.4% compare
- 17 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 18 Croatia 97.6% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 97.5% compare
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania was 98.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (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 lower secondary education.