Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8477 GPIA, in 2010.
Lithuania ranks 41st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8629 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.8831 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8713 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8823 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9104 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9116 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8696 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8812 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8853 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8574 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8486 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8477 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.849 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8684 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9012 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9004 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8928 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9143 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9406 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9397 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9619 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9509 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +5.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.873 GPIA | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8797 GPIA | 0.8486 GPIA | 0.9116 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9016 GPIA | 0.8477 GPIA | 0.9619 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9757 GPIA | 0.9509 GPIA | 1 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 upper secondary education or in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania was 1 GPIA in 2021, 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 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8477 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 41st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release