Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
Lithuania ranks 14th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6% | — |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 0.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 14th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release