Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 28.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 28.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1999.
Lithuania ranks 7th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 11.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.2% | 28.8% | 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 28.8% 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 28.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 122 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 91.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release