School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lithuania, Republic of
Lithuania, Republic of: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.57 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lithuania, Republic of, 1986β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Lithuania, Republic of recorded 16.57 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lithuania, Republic of peaked at 16.85 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.76 years, in 1994.
That places Lithuania, Republic of 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.19 years | 13.04 years | 13.35 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.58 years | 11.76 years | 13.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.01 years | 14.4 years | 16.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.62 years | 16.45 years | 16.85 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania, Republic of
- 22 Portugal 16.72 years compare
- 23 Chile 16.59 years compare
- 24 Malta 16.58 years compare
- 26 Costa Rica 16.55 years compare
- 27 Korea, Republic of 16.49 years compare
- 28 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 16.44 years compare
More education data for Lithuania, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lithuania, Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Lithuania, Republic of was 16.57 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.85 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Lithuania, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.76 years in 1994.
- How does Lithuania, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Lithuania, Republic of ranks 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.