Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.9% in 2020. β Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.9%
Change on year
up 128.9%
World rank
7th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Lithuania, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Lithuania is 0.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.9% on the previous year and up 613.5% over ten years.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
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 rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Lithuania was 0.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 613.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release