Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 25.7% 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 25.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 37.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2019.
Lithuania ranks 69th of 124 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 | 25.2% | — |
| 2000 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 25.8% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 24.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,942 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7761 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0204 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9541 % change on previous year (2024)
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 25.7% 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 37.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 69th out of 124 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 19.9%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release