School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, one year before the official primary entry 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 entry 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% |
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
- 143 Republic of Moldova 16,865 compare
- 144 Jamaica 16,854 compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 16,799 compare
- 147 Eswatini 14,136 compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,101 compare
- 149 Albania 11,617 compare
More education data for Lithuania
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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