Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania is 6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania peaked at 7 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2017.
Lithuania ranks 9th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- How does Lithuania rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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