Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania
Lithuania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 13,922 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 13,922 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania peaked at 29,039 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,021 number, in 2015.
That places Lithuania 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,039 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,835 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 28,511 number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 28,036 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 27,497 number | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 26,972 number | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 26,519 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 26,198 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 26,168 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 26,316 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 26,529 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 26,700 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 26,721 number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 26,507 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 26,183 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 25,876 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 25,692 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 25,703 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26,031 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 26,550 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 27,127 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 27,646 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 27,830 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 27,912 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 27,878 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27,724 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 27,437 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 27,206 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 26,637 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 25,933 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 25,416 number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 22,472 number | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 19,983 number | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 19,348 number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 18,568 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 17,638 number | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 16,887 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 16,634 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15,433 number | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 14,289 number | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 13,396 number | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 13,296 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13,210 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 13,039 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 13,093 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 13,021 number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 13,786 number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 14,391 number | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 14,152 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 13,922 number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,409 number | 26,168 number | 29,039 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,249 number | 25,692 number | 26,721 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,333 number | 25,933 number | 27,912 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,667 number | 14,289 number | 25,416 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,531 number | 13,021 number | 14,391 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 144 Puerto Rico 15,361 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,052 number compare
- 146 Eswatini 14,012 number compare
- 148 Qatar 13,151 number compare
- 149 Comoros 11,276 number compare
- 150 North Macedonia 11,149 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Lithuania was 13,922 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 29,039 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,021 number in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Lithuania ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.