Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 8.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lithuania, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lithuania stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lithuania peaked at 9.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2005.
That places Lithuania 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.6% | — |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lithuania?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Lithuania was 8.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Lithuania ranks 45th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.