Inequality in education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Inequality in education was 0.0196 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Lithuania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.0196 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Lithuania peaked at 0.0698 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0196, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 175th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0682 | — |
| 2011 | 0.0698 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0651 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0589 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0538 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0482 | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0428 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0388 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0358 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0305 | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0291 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0196 | -32.6% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.0196 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0476, 41% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.0196 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0317, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in education in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -32.6% | 0.0291 | 0.0196 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0531 | 0.0388 | 0.0698 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0288 | 0.0196 | 0.0358 | 4 |
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 inequality in education in Lithuania?
- Inequality in education in Lithuania was 0.0196 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0698 in 2011.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0196 in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for inequality in education?
- Lithuania ranks 175th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.