Children in formal: % over the population of each age group in Lithuania
Lithuania: Children in formal: % over the population of each age group was 56.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Lithuania, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 30th out of 47 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: % over the population of each age group in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 88.9 | — |
| 2006 | 95.5 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 79.8 | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 87.1 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 89 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.2 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 91.1 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 91.7 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90 | -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% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 56.2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.85, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 56.2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.6, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.06 | 79.8 | 95.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.35 | 73.4 | 91.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.17 | 56.2 | 83.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- 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)
- Population growth rate -1.3 (2100)
- Population density 19.3 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 37,718 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.3 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3676 % 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 30th out of 47 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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