Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor was 0.9498 NPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9498 NPIA
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
23rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9726 NPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8459 NPIA
in 2018
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.9498 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Lithuania peaked at 0.9726 NPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8459 NPIA, in 2018.
Lithuania ranks 23rd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … native NPIA Bachelor in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.944 NPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8777 NPIA | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8719 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8752 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8459 NPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8711 NPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8578 NPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9694 NPIA | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9726 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9498 NPIA | -2.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.9498 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 NPIA, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.9498 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 NPIA, 92% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.881 NPIA | 0.8459 NPIA | 0.944 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9374 NPIA | 0.8578 NPIA | 0.9726 NPIA | 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 0.9498 NPIA 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 0.9726 NPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8459 NPIA in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 33 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 0.6%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release