Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania
Lithuania: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania, 1989–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania is 1.02, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania peaked at 1.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9141, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9141 | — |
| 2005 | 0.964 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9794 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9762 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9804 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9882 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9929 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9924 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9993 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | +0.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.02 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9141 | 0.9141 | 0.9141 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9777 | 0.964 | 0.9882 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 | 0.9924 | 1.01 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Lithuania was 1.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9141 in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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