Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania
Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 0.8% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is up 62.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania peaked at 1.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 170th out of 178 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -34.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +59.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -61.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +65.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +62.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 23% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 23% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Lithuania was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Lithuania ranks 170th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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