Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.0% 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 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 8.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 6.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 118,415 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,241 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -72.54 % 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 2.0% 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 8.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 109th 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 64.7%. 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 Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release