Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania is 65.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania peaked at 68.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.3% | — |
| 1999 | 47.9% | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 52.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 60.9% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 47.9% | 57.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 52.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 61.3% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.8% | 68.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lithuania ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release