Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 4.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 61st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.6% | — |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +29.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania was 2.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release