Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 94.9% 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 94.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 94.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2001.
That places Lithuania 7th out of 108 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.3% | — |
| 1999 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 94.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 94.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.5%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 81.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 85.9% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.6% | 94.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 4 United States 95.3% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 95.1% compare
- 6 Russia 95.0% compare
- 8 Armenia 94.8% compare
- 9 Mongolia 93.1% compare
- 10 Azerbaijan 93.0% compare
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 94.9% 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 94.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 108 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 8.7%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release