Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 72.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania, 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 72.2% for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania peaked at 77.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2022.
That places Lithuania 26th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77.0% | — |
| 2009 | 73.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 73.7% | 77.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 74.0% | 74.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 72.2% | 72.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 24 Spain 72.7% compare
- 25 Netherlands 72.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 71.2% compare
- 28 France 71.2% compare
- 29 Germany 70.5% compare
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Lithuania was 72.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Lithuania ranks 26th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).