Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Lithuania
Lithuania: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 40.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Lithuania, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Lithuania stood at 40.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Lithuania peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2002.
Lithuania ranks 22nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.9% | — |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +41.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +9.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 40.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 40.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.7%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +41.3% | 14.9% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 21.0% | 31.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 31.7% | 40.4% | 5 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Lithuania?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Lithuania was 40.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2002.
- How does Lithuania rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Lithuania ranks 22nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release