Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania

Lithuania: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 2.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.7%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
37th
of 52 countries
All-time high
4.7%
in 2005
All-time low
2.7%
in 2022
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, 2003–2022

0123452003201220222003: 3.32004: 3.42005: 4.72006: 4.42007: 3.62008: 2.92009: 3.92010: 42011: 3.62012: 4.12013: 42014: 3.52015: 3.32016: 3.32017: 2.92018: 2.92019: 32020: 3.42021: 3.22022: 2.7

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2022, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania stood at 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 4.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2022.

Lithuania ranks 37th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Lithuania, 2003 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2003 3.3%
2004 3.4% +2.0%
2005 4.7% +38.8%
2006 4.4% -4.9%
2007 3.6% -19.1%
2008 2.9% -19.3%
2009 3.9% +34.7%
2010 4.0% +3.7%
2011 3.6% -9.7%
2012 4.1% +12.0%
2013 4.0% -3.0%
2014 3.5% -11.4%
2015 3.3% -5.7%
2016 3.3% +0.1%
2017 2.9% -11.1%
2018 2.9% -0.6%
2019 3.0% +3.6%
2020 3.4% +12.0%
2021 3.2% -7.0%
2022 2.7% -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 2.9% 4.7% 7
2010s 3.5% 2.9% 4.1% 10
2020s 3.1% 2.7% 3.4% 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.1% compare
  2. 35 Malta 3.1% compare
  3. 36 Czechia 3.0% compare
  4. 38 Argentina 2.5% compare
  5. 39 Switzerland 2.4% compare
  6. 40 Poland 2.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 2.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
How does Lithuania rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
Lithuania ranks 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
52 places, 586 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release