Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lithuania
Lithuania: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 14,893 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lithuania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lithuania is 14,893 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lithuania peaked at 30,063 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,491 number, in 2014.
That places Lithuania 146th 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, male in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,063 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,931 number | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 29,650 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 29,147 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 28,519 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 27,870 number | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 27,307 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 26,965 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 26,930 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 27,084 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 27,296 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 27,450 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 27,498 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 27,302 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 26,985 number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 26,681 number | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 26,503 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 26,515 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 26,877 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 27,443 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 28,061 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 28,598 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 28,865 number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 29,002 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 28,999 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,858 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 28,574 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 28,337 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 27,770 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 27,283 number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26,458 number | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 23,681 number | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 20,966 number | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 20,335 number | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 19,272 number | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 18,648 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 18,242 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17,691 number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 16,432 number | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 14,889 number | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 14,241 number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 14,198 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 13,744 number | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 13,639 number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,491 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 13,653 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 14,539 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 15,143 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 14,844 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 14,893 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,347 number | 26,930 number | 30,063 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,055 number | 26,503 number | 27,498 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,435 number | 27,283 number | 29,002 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,661 number | 14,889 number | 26,458 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,238 number | 13,491 number | 15,143 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 143 Equatorial Guinea 16,964 number compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 16,210 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,628 number compare
- 147 Eswatini 14,240 number compare
- 148 Qatar 13,953 number compare
- 149 North Macedonia 12,009 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, male in Lithuania?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Lithuania was 14,893 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 30,063 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,491 number in 2014.
- How does Lithuania rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Lithuania ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.