Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Lithuania
Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 4.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Lithuania, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 4.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.4% on the previous year and up 234.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Lithuania peaked at 4.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
Lithuania ranks 58th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.9% | — |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +68.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -66.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -28.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +205.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +41.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.7%, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 2 |
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, urban in Lithuania?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Lithuania was 4.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Lithuania ranks 58th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release