Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 25.9% 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 25.9%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 40.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 65th 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 | 26.7% | — |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 27.6% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 26.4% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.9% | 28.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,942 (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 25.9% 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 40.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 65th 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 27.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release