Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 21.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania peaked at 34.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 75th out of 168 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.0% | — |
| 1999 | 34.1% | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.1% | 26.0% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.5% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.7% | 21.2% | 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 (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 21.2% 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 34.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lithuania ranks 75th out of 168 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 up 5.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release