Share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 99.7% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania peaked at 99.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1981.
Lithuania ranks 32nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.5% | — |
| 1982 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 99.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 337 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,487 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,458 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 120,897 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.4914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Lithuania was 99.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1981.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Lithuania ranks 32nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.