Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9859 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% 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, 0.9859 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 33rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary 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 | 0.9866 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9859 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 France 1 GPIA compare
- 34 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 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 0.9859 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 134 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 0.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release