Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 46.4% 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 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 peaked at 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.3% | — |
| 1998 | 37.4% | +203.4% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -45.9% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 46.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 46.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 | +203.4% | 12.3% | 37.4% |
| 2002 | -45.9% | 38.7% | 21.0% |
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 |
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 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?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 17th out of 128 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 40.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release