Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 1.3% 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 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 3.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 94th out of 122 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 … Services female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.5% | — |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +10.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 1.3% 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 3.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 94th 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 23.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release