Start of the academic school year in Lithuania
Lithuania: Start of the academic school year was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Start of the academic school year in Lithuania, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Lithuania is 2,023 tertiary education, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Lithuania peaked at 2,023 tertiary education in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.
Lithuania ranks 31st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Start of the academic school year in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,969 tertiary education | — |
| 1971 | 1,970 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,971 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,972 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,973 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,974 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,975 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,976 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,977 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,978 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,979 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,980 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,981 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,982 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,983 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,984 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,985 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,986 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,987 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,988 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,989 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,990 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,991 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,992 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,994 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,995 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,996 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,997 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,998 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,010 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,011 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,012 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,015 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,016 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,017 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,018 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,019 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,020 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,022 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,023 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,969 tertiary education | 1,978 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 1,988 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 2,008 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 2,018 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,021 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 2,023 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 31 Angola 2,023 tertiary education compare
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- 31 Argentina 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Armenia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Austria 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Burkina Faso 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Bangladesh 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Bulgaria 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Bahrain 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Belarus 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Belize 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Bhutan 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Switzerland 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 China 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Cameroon 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Cyprus 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Germany 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Denmark 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Algeria 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Ecuador 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Egypt 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Spain 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Estonia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Finland 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 France 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Ghana 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Gibraltar 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Guatemala 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Hong Kong, China 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Hungary 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Indonesia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 India 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Israel 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Jamaica 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Jordan 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Luxembourg 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Latvia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Macau (China) 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Morocco 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Monaco 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Republic of Moldova 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Mexico 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Mongolia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Mauritius 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Nicaragua 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Norway 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Nepal 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Oman 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Philippines 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Palau 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Poland 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Palestine, State of 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Qatar 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Russian Federation 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Rwanda 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Senegal 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Singapore 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 San Marino 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Serbia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Slovakia 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Sweden 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Thailand 2,023 tertiary education compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 2,023 tertiary education compare
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- 31 Uzbekistan 2,023 tertiary education compare
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- 31 South Africa 2,023 tertiary education compare
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.53 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year in Lithuania?
- Start of the academic school year in Lithuania was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,023 tertiary education in 2024.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Lithuania rank for start of the academic school year?
- Lithuania ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release