Government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 17.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania, 2003–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 17.9% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania peaked at 25.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2015.
That places Lithuania 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.6% | — |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.4% | 21.5% | 7 |
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More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Lithuania was 17.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Lithuania ranks 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.