Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania is 4.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 4.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 55th out of 121 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 | 2.1% | — |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 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 4.7% 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 4.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 55th 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 27.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release