Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 92.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 92.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania peaked at 92.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2009.
Lithuania ranks 51st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.4% | — |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 85.8% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.5% | 92.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 48 Macau, China 93.4% compare
- 49 Aruba 93.4%
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 93.3% compare
- 52 India 92.0%
- 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.0% compare
- 54 Seychelles 91.2% 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 92.5% 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 92.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2009.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Lithuania ranks 51st out of 106 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 up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release