Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania
Lithuania: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 1.02 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania, 1989–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.02 GPIA for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9141 GPIA, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9141 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.964 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9794 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9762 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9929 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9953 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.9141 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
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 mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Lithuania was 1.02 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9141 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release