Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% 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 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 4.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 57th of 121 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 | 2.0% | — |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +65.9% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,241 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -72.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 100,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,538 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 350 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 58,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % 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 4.4% 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 4.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 57th 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 44.8%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release