School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 160,432 number in 2018. βΌ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania stood at 160,432 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania peaked at 297,998 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 160,432 number, in 2018.
Lithuania ranks 145th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243,160 number | 218,680 number | 279,797 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 291,965 number | 282,173 number | 297,998 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 265,891 number | 240,700 number | 278,789 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,041 number | 235,909 number | 245,084 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 202,960 number | 160,432 number | 232,606 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 142 Gabon 179,211 number compare
- 143 Armenia 178,853 number compare
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 167,187 number compare
- 146 North Macedonia 139,413 number compare
- 147 Timor-Leste 122,946 number compare
- 148 Eswatini 121,274 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Lithuania was 160,432 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 297,998 number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 160,432 number in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.