Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.0% 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 5.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 131.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 5.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
That places Lithuania 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -24.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,942 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7761 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0204 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9541 % change on previous year (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 5.0% 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 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 69th 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 131.7%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release