Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 92.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania, 1998β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania stood at 92.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Lithuania peaked at 92.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 7th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 71.0% | 72.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 71.6% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 80.5% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.8% | 92.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (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 92.5% 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 92.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 142 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 12.3%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.