Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania
Lithuania: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 21,732 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania stood at 21,732 number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
That places Lithuania 75th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26,048 number | — |
| 2012 | 25,465 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 25,978 number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 24,825 number | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 24,365 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23,645 number | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 22,707 number | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 21,732 number | -4.3% |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 72 Zambia 22,418 number
- 73 Costa Rica 22,268 number compare
- 74 Niger 21,737 number compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 20,530 number compare
- 77 Finland 20,341 number compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 19,888 number compare
More education data for Lithuania
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Lithuania was 21,732 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 26,048 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,732 number in 2018.
- How does Lithuania rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Lithuania ranks 75th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.