School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 152,958 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania stood at 152,958 number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania peaked at 333,881 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 152,958 number, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 269,372 number | — |
| 1971 | 279,785 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 287,279 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 291,995 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 294,140 number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 294,333 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 293,166 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 291,329 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 288,584 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 284,664 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 279,900 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 275,447 number | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 273,294 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 271,898 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 271,873 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 273,084 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 274,296 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 274,172 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 273,168 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 326,539 number | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 267,479 number | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 264,362 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 262,637 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 261,969 number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 262,504 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 263,967 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 265,689 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 267,825 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 321,723 number | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 332,021 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 333,881 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 330,856 number | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 325,558 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 318,653 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 310,299 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 298,748 number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 283,772 number | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 272,850 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 259,355 number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 244,199 number | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 228,430 number | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 214,958 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 205,048 number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 194,215 number | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 183,930 number | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 175,555 number | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 167,392 number | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 159,809 number | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 154,811 number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 152,958 number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 287,465 number | 269,372 number | 294,333 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,367 number | 271,873 number | 326,539 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 277,018 number | 261,969 number | 332,021 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,817 number | 244,199 number | 333,881 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,711 number | 152,958 number | 228,430 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania was 152,958 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 333,881 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,958 number in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.