Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania is 1.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 2.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.6% | — |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary 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