School-age population in Lithuania
Lithuania: School-age population was 109,301 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School-age population in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, school-age population in Lithuania stood at 109,301. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Lithuania peaked at 165,166 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 109,301, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 54th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 136,257 | 112,537 | 165,166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,467 | 110,028 | 118,687 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,961 | 109,301 | 116,022 | 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 in Lithuania?
- School-age population in Lithuania was 109,301 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 165,166 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,301 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for school-age population?
- Lithuania ranks 54th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (pre-primary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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