Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 99.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania stood at 99.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2001.
Lithuania ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
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 of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Lithuania was 99.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2001.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Lithuania ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.