Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 5.5% 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 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 17.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 105th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.8% | — |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -9.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 60% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 5.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.5%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 12.7% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 5.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- 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)
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 5.5% 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 17.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 105th out of 126 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 49.0%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release