Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania stood at 91.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania peaked at 95.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 78th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 89.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 75 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 93.7% compare
- 76 Hong Kong (China) 93.6% compare
- 77 India 91.4%
- 79 Burkina Faso 91.0% compare
- 80 Mexico 90.9% compare
- 81 Ukraine 89.9% compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania was 91.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lithuania ranks 78th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release