Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania stood at 3.6%.
The figure is up 117.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania peaked at 5.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.1% | — |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +229.0% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +231.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +117.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.2%, 51% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 3.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.2%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +229.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | +231.0% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 3.6% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Lithuania was 3.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Lithuania ranks 158th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release