Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania
Lithuania: Theoretical duration of early childhood education was 7 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania, 1989–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 7 years for theoretical duration of early childhood education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania peaked at 7 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1989.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 years | — |
| 1998 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 El Salvador 7 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Guatemala 7 years compare
- 1 South Africa 7 years 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 theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood education in Lithuania was 7 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood education recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for theoretical duration of early childhood education?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood education rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of grades (years) in early childhood education.