Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 1.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 55th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.0% compare
- 53 Sweden 1.0% compare
- 54 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
- 56 Mongolia 1.0% compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
- 58 Chile 1.0% compare
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 1.0% 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 1.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 55th out of 121 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 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release