Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Lithuania: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 89.1% (2020), 60th of 176 in the world and 32nd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 100.5% (2024), 93rd of 191 in the world and 30th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 100.1% (2024), 32nd of 168 in the world and 12th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Lithuania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 89.1%2020 | 60/176 | 32/51 | 56.6% | 78.8% | 89.1% | +10.3 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 100.5%2024 | 93/191 | 30/53 | 103.1%2001 | 100.4% | 102.8% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.1%2024 | 32/168 | 12/47 | 102.7%2001 | 99.4% | 102.0% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 104.9%2024 | 42/176 | 24/53 | 99.6%2001 | 105.1% | 106.8% | −2.9 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 98.7%2024 | 33/168 | 15/50 | 90.5%2001 | 103.0%2011 | 98.3% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 75.6%2024 | 43/172 | 26/52 | 57.3%2001 | 86.6% | 73.6% | +3.6 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.1%2024 | 167/178 | 47/51 | 0.3%2001 | · | 0.1% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.8%2011 | 11/141 | 9/27 | 99.7%2001 | 99.8%2011 | · | +0.2 ppsince 2001 | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2011 | 18/148 | 11/27 | 99.7%2001 | 99.9%2011 | · | +0.2 ppsince 2001 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 13.52017 | 127/173 | 22/48 | 16.4 | 12.8 | · | +1.9%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.3%2022 | 89/184 | 31/49 | 5.8%2001 | 5.4% | 4.5% | −0.5 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.7%2022 | 111/179 | 26/49 | 16.0%2001 | 12.5% | 10.6% | −1.3 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+10.3 pp89.1% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+3.6 pp75.6% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.2 pp99.8% in 2011
- Youth literacy+0.2 pp99.9% in 2011
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.1 pp100.1% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−2.9 pp104.9% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−1.6 pp98.7% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.1 pp0.1% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Lithuania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Lithuania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Lithuania | Russia | Poland | Sweden | Belarus | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 89.1%2020 | 86.0%2019 | 93.9%2020 | 100.4%2020 | 96.8%2021 | 94.6%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 100.5%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 105.4%2024 | 114.9%2024 | 96.8%2024 | 97.6%2024 |
| Primary completion | 100.1%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 94.7%2019 | 99.8%2024 | 95.8%2024 | 98.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 104.9%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 107.9%2024 | 132.0%2024 | 94.8%2024 | 101.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 98.7%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 55.0%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 100.8%2024 | 93.3%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 75.6%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 80.9%2024 | 84.0%2024 | 70.1%2024 | 82.9%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.1%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.1%2024 | 0.6%2024 | 4.5%2024 | 2.7%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.8%2011 | 99.9%2021 | — | — | 99.9%2019 | 99.9%2011 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2021 | — | — | 99.9%2019 | 99.8%2011 |