Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania stood at 46.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania peaked at 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2013.
Lithuania ranks 3rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.7% | — |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 46.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 46.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.0%, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.6% | 28.7% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 40.0% | 46.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 46.4% 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 46.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Lithuania ranks 3rd out of 109 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 61.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release