Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 35.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 35.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania peaked at 35.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 25th of 129 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 short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.0% | — |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +150.6% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.3% | 35.7% | 2 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Lithuania was 35.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Lithuania ranks 25th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.