Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 12.28 years in 2040. ▬ Flat
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania, 2015–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania is 12.28 years, measured in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania peaked at 12.5 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.28 years, in 2040.
That places Lithuania 31st out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.44 years | 12.44 years | 12.44 years | 1 |
| 2020s | 12.46 years | 12.43 years | 12.5 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 12.32 years | 12.3 years | 12.35 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.28 years | 12.28 years | 12.28 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Lithuania was 12.28 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.28 years in 2040.
- How does Lithuania rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.