Funding of education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Funding of education was 79.1 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
79.1
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
79.1
in 2011
All-time low
30.6
in 2000
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Lithuania, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2011, funding of education in Lithuania stood at 79.1. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Lithuania peaked at 79.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.6, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 10th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6 | 31.6 | 31.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.62 | 30.6 | 64.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.45 | 75.8 | 79.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 7 Greece 92.3 compare
- 8 Slovenia 83.1 compare
- 9 Italy 80.9 compare
- 11 Slovak Republic 77.4 compare
- 12 Luxembourg 74.6 compare
- 13 Liechtenstein 74.1 compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Lithuania?
- Funding of education in Lithuania was 79.1 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for funding of education?
- Lithuania ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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