Tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania
Lithuania: Tertiary education, academic staff was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania, 1994–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania is 56.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania peaked at 59.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.4% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 50.0% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.2% | 59.1% | 5 |
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 tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Lithuania was 56.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Lithuania ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.