Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania peaked at 1.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 54th of 117 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 1.4% 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 1.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 54th out of 117 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 3.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release