Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of
Lithuania, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 28.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of, 1998β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of stood at 28.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, Republic of peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2005.
Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 10.1% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.2% | 26.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 3 |
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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 28.9% 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 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania, Republic of ranks 19th out of 95 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 95.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release