Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.5% 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 71.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania peaked at 87.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 104th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.9% | — |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 72.2% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 71.5% | 71.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,538 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 350 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 58,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 42,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 71.5% 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 87.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lithuania ranks 104th out of 130 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 16.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release