Preprimary education, duration in Lithuania
Lithuania: Preprimary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Preprimary education, duration in Lithuania, 1989–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for preprimary education, duration in Lithuania is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Lithuania peaked at 7 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1989.
That places Lithuania 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
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 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More education data for Lithuania
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (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, total 1.55 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Lithuania?
- Preprimary education, duration in Lithuania was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1989.
- How does Lithuania rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.