Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania
Lithuania: Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 89.6% | — |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +1.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 98.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 98.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.4% | 89.6% | 95.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.2% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 7 Liechtenstein 99.8% compare
- 8 Luxembourg 99.4% compare
- 9 Lithuania 98.8% compare
- 11 Spain 98.6% compare
- 11 Latvia 98.6% compare
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)
- 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 pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania?
- Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Lithuania was 98.8% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 5 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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