Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 34.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania is 34.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 35.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 15th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.6% | — |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -54.4% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +47.5% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 34.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 34.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.5%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -54.4% | 30.4% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | +47.5% | 17.3% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 10.9% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 14.5% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.0% | 35.3% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania was 34.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 15th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release