Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 97.9% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 134 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 | 69.6% | — |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 13 Republic of Moldova 98.3% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 98.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 98.2% compare
- 17 Bulgaria 97.0% compare
- 18 United States of America 96.6% compare
- 19 Canada 96.4% 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 completed lower secondary in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Lithuania was 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 134 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 6.1%. 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+, 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 lower secondary education.