Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 92.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 92.8% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania peaked at 92.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1998.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.6% | — |
| 1999 | 69.0% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 67.6% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 69.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 78.1% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 85.3% | 92.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 4 Kazakhstan 94.0% compare
- 5 Armenia 93.4% compare
- 6 Georgia 93.1% compare
- 8 Russian Federation 92.7% compare
- 9 United States of America 92.1% compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 91.1% 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 upper secondary in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania was 92.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.