Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 169 countries
All-time high
19 years
in 1989
All-time low
19 years
in 1989
Years of data
24
1989–2020
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania, 1989–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania is 19 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania peaked at 19 years in 1989 and was at its lowest, 19 years, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 6th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19 years | — |
| 1998 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 1 |
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- 6 Afghanistan 19 years compare
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More education data for Lithuania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Lithuania was 19 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 1989.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 years in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Lithuania ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.