Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.4% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 99.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Lithuania peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (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 99.4% 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 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Lithuania ranks 21st out of 38 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 0.9%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release