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 1.2% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania stood at 1.2%.
That represents a change of up 43.7% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania peaked at 3.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2022.
Lithuania ranks 166th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -30.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -37.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +103.5% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +21.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -61.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +53.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +43.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 24% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.7%, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 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 1.2% 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 3.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Lithuania ranks 166th out of 175 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 19.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release