Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania
Lithuania: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania stood at 56.2%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania peaked at 95.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2025.
That places Lithuania 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.9% | — |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | -21.3% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 79.8% | 95.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 73.4% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 56.2% | 83.8% | 6 |
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.6489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania was 56.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2025.
- How does Lithuania rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Lithuania ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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