School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 14,316 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania is 14,316, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania peaked at 20,049 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,163, in 2012.
That places Lithuania 146th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20,049 | — |
| 2002 | 19,411 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 18,625 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 17,770 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 17,017 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 16,720 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 15,528 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 14,368 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 13,473 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 13,587 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13,374 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 13,163 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 13,199 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13,192 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14,008 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 14,727 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 14,304 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 13,885 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13,939 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13,596 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 13,804 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 14,399 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 15,101 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 14,316 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,996 | 13,473 | 20,049 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,738 | 13,163 | 14,727 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,243 | 13,596 | 15,101 | 5 |
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, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania was 14,316 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 20,049 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,163 in 2012.
- How does Lithuania rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Lithuania ranks 146th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release