Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 89.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 89.5% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 89.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 2005.
Lithuania ranks 6th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 58.7% | — |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 89.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 89.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.8%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 58.7% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 55.3% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 63.6% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 82.0% | 89.5% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania was 89.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 6th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release