Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 34.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania stood at 34.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 147.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania peaked at 35.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 14.0% | 25.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 28.1% | 35.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 United Kingdom 40.0% compare
- 3 Ireland 39.6% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 36.7% compare
- 6 Sweden 30.9% compare
- 7 Switzerland 29.4% compare
- 8 Australia 29.3% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania was 34.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release