Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 21.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Lithuania, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.2% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Lithuania peaked at 21.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2016.
Lithuania ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.2% | — |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 21.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 19.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 17.9% | 21.2% | 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 master's or equivalent in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Lithuania was 21.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Lithuania ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release