Tertiary education participation in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tertiary education participation was 175.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
175.1
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
24th
of 35 countries
All-time high
210.7
in 2009
All-time low
96.4
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Lithuania, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Lithuania stood at 175.1.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Lithuania peaked at 210.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 96.4, in 1998.
That places Lithuania 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.9 | 96.4 | 107.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 176.66 | 121.9 | 210.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.87 | 175.1 | 201.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Lithuania?
- Tertiary education participation in Lithuania was 175.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 210.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4 in 1998.
- How does Lithuania rank for tertiary education participation?
- Lithuania ranks 24th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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