Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 4.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 7.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
Lithuania ranks 64th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.2% | — |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
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 4.0% 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 7.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 64th 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 37.0%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release