Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania

Lithuania: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 16.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
16.9%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
69th
of 108 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2009
All-time low
16.8%
in 2013
Years of data
15
2003–2017

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania, 2003–2017

01020302003201020172003: 19.62004: 20.72005: 19.12006: 19.12007: 18.22008: 20.42009: 25.72010: 212011: 18.52012: 17.22013: 16.82014: 17.12015: 17.12016: 17.72017: 16.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 16.9% for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2017.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania peaked at 25.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2013.

That places Lithuania 69th out of 108 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Lithuania, 2003 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2003 19.6%
2004 20.7% +5.3%
2005 19.1% -7.7%
2006 19.1% +0.4%
2007 18.2% -4.8%
2008 20.4% +11.8%
2009 25.7% +26.0%
2010 21.0% -18.1%
2011 18.5% -12.0%
2012 17.2% -7.1%
2013 16.8% -2.1%
2014 17.1% +1.8%
2015 17.1% -0.2%
2016 17.7% +3.3%
2017 16.9% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4% 18.2% 25.7% 7
2010s 17.8% 16.8% 21.0% 8

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.5% compare
  2. 67 Colombia 17.5% compare
  3. 68 Kuwait 17.3% compare
  4. 70 India 16.9% compare
  5. 71 Ethiopia 16.8% compare
  6. 72 Romania 16.4% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Lithuania

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania?
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania was 16.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2013.
How does Lithuania rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
Lithuania ranks 69th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-secondary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/lithuania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-secondary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/lithuania/">Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Lithuania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,346 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/