Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 1.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 160.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 1.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2016.
That places Lithuania 93rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.8% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +98.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 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 1.4% 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 1.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 93rd out of 121 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 160.8%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release