Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Lithuania 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Lithuania was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Lithuania ranks 114th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release