School enrolment in Lithuania
Lithuania: School enrolment was 27.32 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrolment in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 27.32 for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Lithuania peaked at 94.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.32, 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.
School enrolment in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.25 | — |
| 2002 | 56.61 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 81.78 | +44.5% |
| 2014 | 84.56 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 86.04 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.66 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 89.61 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 90.63 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.86 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.54 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 93.64 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 94.7 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.91 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.32 | -70.9% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 27.32 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.07, 31% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 27.32 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.92, 31% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrolment 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% | 93.91 | 27.32 |
| 2013 | +44.5% | 56.61 | 81.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.43 | 54.25 | 56.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.45 | 81.78 | 91.86 | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.42 | 27.32 | 94.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Lithuania?
- School enrolment in Lithuania was 27.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.32 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for school enrolment?
- Lithuania ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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