Share of primary school teachers who are women in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 96.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Lithuania, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 96.1% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Lithuania peaked at 98.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1997.
That places Lithuania 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.9% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 91.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.7% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 96.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Lithuania?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Lithuania was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1997.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Lithuania ranks 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.