Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female was 98.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 98.5% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 12th out of 97 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 urban female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89.5% | — |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 98.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 89.5% | 92.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 92.5% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 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 98.5% 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 98.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 97 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 5.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release