Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania is 96.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70.9% | — |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 96.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 70.9% | 78.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 79.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 91.9% | 96.0% | 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 lower secondary education or in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 lower secondary 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