Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.972 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.972 GPIA, in 2007.
Lithuania ranks 14th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9734 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9836 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.972 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9745 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9848 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9804 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.972 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9847 GPIA | 0.9745 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 11 Costa Rica 1.01 GPIA compare
- 12 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 13 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 15 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 17 Armenia 1 GPIA 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 primary education or higher in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.972 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Lithuania ranks 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release