Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania

Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 92.8% in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
92.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 141 countries
All-time high
92.8%
in 2023
All-time low
67.6%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1998–2023

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania, 1998–2023

0204060801001998201020231998: 67.6 %1999: 69 %2000: 69.5 %2001: 69.3 %2002: 70.4 %2003: 71.8 %2004: 72 %2005: 71.8 %2006: 74.4 %2007: 74.8 %2008: 75.9 %2009: 77 %2010: 78.1 %2011: 79.1 %2012: 79.2 %2013: 80.1 %2014: 81.5 %2015: 82.8 %2016: 84.7 %2017: 86.1 %2018: 87.6 %2019: 88.8 %2020: 89 %2021: 85.3 %2022: 92.3 %2023: 92.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania is 92.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 92.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 1998.

That places Lithuania 7th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.3% 67.6% 69.0% 2
2000s 72.7% 69.3% 77.0% 10
2010s 82.8% 78.1% 88.8% 10
2020s 89.9% 85.3% 92.8% 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 4 Kazakhstan, Republic of 94.0% compare
  2. 5 Armenia, Republic of 93.4% compare
  3. 6 Georgia 93.1% compare
  4. 8 Russia 92.7% compare
  5. 9 United States 92.1% compare
  6. 10 Azerbaijan, Republic of 91.1% compare

See the full ranking of 141 places β†’

More education data for Lithuania

All data for Lithuania β†’

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 92.8% 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 92.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 1998.
How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Lithuania ranks 7th out of 141 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 15.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
141 places, 2,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release