Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 97.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 97.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 16th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69.6% | — |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 97.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 97.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 97.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 13 Moldova 98.3% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 98.2% compare
- 15 Switzerland 98.2% compare
- 17 Bulgaria 97.0% compare
- 18 United States 96.6% compare
- 19 Canada 96.4% compare
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 97.9% 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 97.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 135 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 6.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release