Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania, 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
That places Lithuania 83rd out of 122 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.7% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 80 Togo 0.4% compare
- 81 San Marino 0.4% compare
- 82 Seychelles 0.4% compare
- 84 Jordan 0.4% compare
- 85 Oman 0.4% compare
- 86 Azerbaijan 0.4%
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Lithuania was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Lithuania ranks 83rd out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 upper 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