Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 35.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania stood at 35.3%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 35.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 25th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.0% | — |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +150.6% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -50.4% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 19.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | -1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 35.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 35.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +150.6% | 13.0% | 32.5% |
| 2002 | -50.4% | 33.7% | 16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.7% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.2% | 32.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 35.3% | 35.7% | 2 |
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 35.3% 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 35.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 25th out of 129 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 37.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release