School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 55,650 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 55,650 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania peaked at 176,939 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 55,650 number, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 150th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 138,734 number | — |
| 1971 | 142,294 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 148,711 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 155,737 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 162,690 number | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 168,651 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 172,923 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 175,253 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 176,282 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 176,815 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 176,939 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 176,098 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 175,109 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 172,755 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 169,431 number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 166,115 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 163,818 number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 163,514 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 164,574 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 110,391 number | -32.9% |
| 1990 | 166,880 number | +51.2% |
| 1991 | 166,360 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 164,155 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 160,720 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 156,767 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 153,314 number | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 151,150 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 149,777 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 99,070 number | -33.9% |
| 1999 | 99,917 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 100,641 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 103,834 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 107,351 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 107,886 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 108,403 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 106,723 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 99,862 number | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 95,514 number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 95,642 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97,925 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 97,934 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91,825 number | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 81,985 number | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 75,775 number | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 72,436 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 68,928 number | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 66,128 number | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 64,025 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 60,449 number | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 55,650 number | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 161,809 number | 138,734 number | 176,815 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 163,874 number | 110,391 number | 176,939 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 146,811 number | 99,070 number | 166,880 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,378 number | 95,514 number | 108,403 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,514 number | 55,650 number | 97,934 number | 10 |
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania was 55,650 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 176,939 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,650 number in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 150th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.