Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 7 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Lithuania peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 1 |
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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 7 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.