Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 72.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania stood at 72.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania peaked at 72.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 1st out of 77 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 55.3% | — |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +3.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 72.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.5%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 72.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.7%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 55.3% | 59.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 60.2% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 66.4% | 72.1% | 3 |
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 72.1% in 2022, 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 72.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 77 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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