Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania peaked at 3.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 63rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.6% | — |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -41.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,538 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 350 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 58,252 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 42,492 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Lithuania ranks 63rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release