Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
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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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Lithuania was 0.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Lithuania ranks 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.