Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 21.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 21.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2011.
That places Lithuania 10th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.6% | — |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +23.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.2% | 21.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (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 21.4% 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 21.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 10th out of 123 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 up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release