Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.24 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania is 1.24 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9505 GPIA, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 127 countries on this measure, 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 gender in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9505 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.13 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.24 GPIA | +1.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 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 1.24 GPIA 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 1.24 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9505 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 127 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 1.4%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release