Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania is 81.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania peaked at 81.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 75.9% | — |
| 1994 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.8% | 75.9% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.6% | 81.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 81.3% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 81.2% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 6 Russian Federation 82.8% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 82.1% compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 82.1% compare
- 10 Belarus 81.3% compare
- 11 Latvia 80.8% compare
- 12 Guyana 79.6% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Lithuania was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release