Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.1% 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 7.1%.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 8.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 52nd 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 | 2.6% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 49 India 7.3% compare
- 50 Belgium 7.2% compare
- 51 Estonia 7.2% compare
- 53 Luxembourg 6.9% compare
- 54 South Africa 6.9% compare
- 55 El Salvador 6.8% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 118,415 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 7.1% 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 8.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 52nd 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 down 4.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release