Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania is 41.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 41.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 19th 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 both in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 12.6% | — |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +179.0% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -47.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 41.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 41.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +179.0% | 12.6% | 35.2% |
| 2002 | -47.7% | 36.5% | 19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.1% | 35.2% | 37.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 19.1% | 36.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 28.1% | 37.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.3% | 41.4% | 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 41.3% 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 41.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 19th 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 38.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release