Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.2% 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 9.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 9.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 41st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 38 Dominican Republic 9.6% compare
- 39 Tunisia 9.4% compare
- 40 Namibia 9.3% compare
- 42 Latvia 9.2% compare
- 43 Switzerland 9.2% compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.1% compare
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 9.2% 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 9.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 41st 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 89.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release