Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 27.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 27.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.9% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania peaked at 94.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 147th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.2% | — |
| 2002 | 56.6% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +44.5% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | -70.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 27.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 31% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 27.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -70.9% | 93.9% | 27.3% |
| 2013 | +44.5% | 56.6% | 81.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.2% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 81.8% | 91.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 27.3% | 94.7% | 5 |
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 enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Lithuania was 27.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Lithuania ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.