Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.7821 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.7821 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania peaked at 0.7821 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5465 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5465 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.5951 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5954 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6175 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6097 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5886 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5845 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6227 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6543 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6574 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6415 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7009 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7372 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7821 LPIA | +6.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.7821 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.7821 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.639 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5928 LPIA | 0.5465 LPIA | 0.6175 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6484 LPIA | 0.5845 LPIA | 0.7372 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7821 LPIA | 0.7821 LPIA | 0.7821 LPIA | 1 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania was 0.7821 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7821 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5465 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release