Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Lithuania
Lithuania: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 102 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2011
All-time low
2 years
in 1989
Years of data
29
1989–2025
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Lithuania, 1989–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 3 years for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Lithuania peaked at 3 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 years | 2 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Lithuania?
- Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in Lithuania was 3 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
- Lithuania ranks 12th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release