Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.5814 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5814 LPIA
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
33rd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.6048 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.345 LPIA
in 2010
Years of data
20
1998–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.5814 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 0.6048 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.345 LPIA, in 2010.
Lithuania ranks 33rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5753 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6001 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6028 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4478 LPIA | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4495 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4367 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.354 LPIA | -18.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4206 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3973 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3952 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3674 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.345 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.366 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3867 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3987 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5001 LPIA | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5821 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5878 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6048 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5814 LPIA | -3.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.5814 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.5814 LPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5877 LPIA | 0.5753 LPIA | 0.6001 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4301 LPIA | 0.354 LPIA | 0.6028 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4298 LPIA | 0.345 LPIA | 0.5821 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5913 LPIA | 0.5814 LPIA | 0.6048 LPIA | 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 0.5814 LPIA 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 0.6048 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.345 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 93 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 45.8%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release