Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania
Lithuania: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 100.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania stood at 100.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania peaked at 104.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2008.
Lithuania ranks 110th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.1% | 99.5% | 104.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.2% | 100.4% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.0% | 100.5% | 102.8% | 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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Lithuania was 100.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Lithuania ranks 110th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.