Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 29.8% in 2013. β² Rising
Latest (2013)
29.8%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
21st
of 40 countries
All-time high
29.8%
in 2013
All-time low
22.4%
in 2006
Years of data
8
2006β2013
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 2006β2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 29.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2013. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Lithuania ranks 21st of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.4% | 26.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 29.8% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania was 29.8% in 2013, 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 29.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2006.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 21st out of 40 countries with data for 2013.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release