Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.2% 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
Lithuania recorded 34.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% 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 52.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 63rd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 | 42.7% | — |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.4% | 42.7% | 52.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 32.5% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 58,942 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7761 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0204 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 61,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0215 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,656 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,888 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9541 % change on previous year (2024)
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 34.2% 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 52.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Lithuania ranks 63rd 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release