School enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania
Lithuania: School enrollment, preprimary was 89.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania, 1981–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania stood at 89.1%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania peaked at 89.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1994.
Lithuania ranks 61st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51.8% | — |
| 1986 | 64.8% | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 61.6% | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 52.3% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 89.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 96% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 89.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +25.0% | 51.8% | 64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.1% | 51.8% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 30.6% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 56.3% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 78.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 58 Moldova 90.3% compare
- 59 Philippines 90.2% compare
- 60 Cayman Islands 89.3% compare
- 62 Finland 88.4% compare
- 63 British Virgin Islands 87.9% compare
- 64 Malaysia 87.5% compare
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Lithuania was 89.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Lithuania ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.