Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania is 9.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 11.5% 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 12.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.4% | — |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 12.1% | 9 |
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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 9.0% in 2018, 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 12.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.