Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 22.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2007.
That places Lithuania 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.4% | — |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.3% | 19.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 19.4% in 2018, 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 22.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2007.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 16th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.