Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of
Lithuania, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 46.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of, 1989β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of stood at 46.4%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of peaked at 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1989.
That places Lithuania, Republic of 17th out of 128 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.4% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.0% | 38.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 31.1% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.2% | 46.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Lithuania, Republic of
- 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, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of was 46.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania, Republic of ranks 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Lithuania, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania, Republic of 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release