Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Lithuania, 1989–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 46.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Lithuania peaked at 46.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.4% | 38.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 21.0% | 38.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 31.1% | 41.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.2% | 46.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,888 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Lithuania was 46.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Lithuania ranks 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.