School age population, one year before the official primary … male in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, one year before the official primary … male was 15,222 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 15,222 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania peaked at 21,019 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13,615, in 2013.
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 … male in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21,019 | — |
| 2002 | 20,386 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 19,384 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 18,763 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 18,437 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 17,817 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 16,547 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 14,963 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 14,379 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 14,475 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13,890 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 13,761 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13,615 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 13,778 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 14,682 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 15,330 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 14,923 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 14,808 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14,584 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14,072 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 14,595 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 15,329 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 16,004 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 15,222 | -4.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 15,222 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20,424, 75% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 15,222 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33,009, 46% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,966 | 14,379 | 21,019 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,385 | 13,615 | 15,330 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,044 | 14,072 | 16,004 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (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 15,222 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 21,019 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,615 in 2013.
- 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 10.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release