Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania is 0.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 1.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2017.
Lithuania ranks 70th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8% | — |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 0.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- How does Lithuania rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 70th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. 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 tertiary 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