Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania

Lithuania: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 95.0% in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 108 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 2023
All-time low
79.3%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1998–2023

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

0204060801001998201020231998: 79.8 %1999: 79.3 %2000: 79.4 %2001: 80.6 %2002: 82.6 %2003: 82.8 %2004: 82 %2005: 79.3 %2006: 81.8 %2007: 81.9 %2008: 82.2 %2009: 83.3 %2010: 84.4 %2011: 85.5 %2012: 85.2 %2013: 85.3 %2014: 86.6 %2015: 88.2 %2016: 88.9 %2017: 89.4 %2018: 91.3 %2019: 92 %2020: 92 %2021: 94 %2022: 94.6 %2023: 95 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Lithuania peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1999.

Lithuania ranks 6th of 108 countries on this measure, 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 79.6% 79.3% 79.8% 2
2000s 81.6% 79.3% 83.3% 10
2010s 87.7% 84.4% 92.0% 10
2020s 93.9% 92.0% 95.0% 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 3 Uzbekistan, Republic of 96.1% compare
  2. 4 United States 95.5% compare
  3. 5 Armenia, Republic of 95.2% compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 94.8% compare
  5. 8 Kazakhstan, Republic of 94.6% compare
  6. 9 Latvia 93.2% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places β†’

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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 95.0% 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 95.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1999.
How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Lithuania ranks 6th 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 11.4%. 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, 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, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
108 places, 1,722 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release