School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 114,257 number in 2019. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania stood at 114,257 number.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania peaked at 236,345 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 105,827 number, in 2015.
Lithuania ranks 153rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226,468 number | 214,234 number | 236,345 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 214,024 number | 210,091 number | 217,454 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 221,132 number | 213,594 number | 224,045 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,958 number | 129,561 number | 211,530 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,771 number | 105,827 number | 121,944 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 150 Slovenia 129,915 number compare
- 151 Bahrain, Kingdom of 122,157 number compare
- 152 Latvia 120,807 number compare
- 154 North Macedonia, Republic of 113,527 number compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 106,339 number compare
- 156 Fiji, Republic of 103,938 number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Lithuania was 114,257 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 236,345 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,827 number in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.