Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania is 7.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 23.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 99th of 124 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 education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.2% | — |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 23.2% | 23.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 15.7% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (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 7.7% 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 23.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 99th 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 44.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release