Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Lithuania, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Lithuania stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Lithuania peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Lithuania ranks 192nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -39.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +167.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +71.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -97.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +597.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +330.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Lithuania?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Lithuania was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Lithuania ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.