School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.14 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania stood at 10.14 years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania peaked at 10.5 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.14 years, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.16 years | — |
| 2002 | 10.32 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.44 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.48 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 10.42 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.25 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.19 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.27 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.14 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.37 years | 10.16 years | 10.5 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.29 years | 10.21 years | 10.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.23 years | 10.14 years | 10.36 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Lithuania was 10.14 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.14 years in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release