Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania
Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania is 1.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 64.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -22.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +45.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -60.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +62.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Lithuania ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release