Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania

Lithuania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 72.3%
World rank
146th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania, 1998–2018

00.511.51998200820181998: 1.6 %1999: 0.322 %2000: 0.17 %2001: 0.199 %2002: 0.403 %2003: 0.276 %2004: 0.113 %2005: 0.176 %2006: 0.092 %2007: 0.168 %2008: 0.165 %2009: 0.402 %2010: 0.54 %2011: 0.186 %2012: 0.14 %2013: 0.057 %2014: 0.11 %2015: 0.086 %2016: 0.074 %2017: 0.095 %2018: 0.164 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.2% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania peaked at 1.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

That places Lithuania 146th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Lithuania, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 1.6%
1999 0.3% -80.4%
2000 0.2% -47.4%
2001 0.2% +17.1%
2002 0.4% +102.8%
2003 0.3% -31.3%
2004 0.1% -58.9%
2005 0.2% +54.9%
2006 0.1% -47.9%
2007 0.2% +83.6%
2008 0.2% -1.7%
2009 0.4% +143.0%
2010 0.5% +34.5%
2011 0.2% -65.5%
2012 0.1% -24.9%
2013 0.1% -59.3%
2014 0.1% +92.1%
2015 0.1% -21.3%
2016 0.1% -14.7%
2017 0.1% +29.3%
2018 0.2% +72.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 0.3% 1.6% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 9

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 143 Israel 0.2% compare
  2. 144 Russian Federation 0.2% compare
  3. 145 Austria 0.2% compare
  4. 147 Norway 0.2% compare
  5. 148 Ireland 0.1% compare
  6. 149 Iceland 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Lithuania was 0.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Lithuania rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Lithuania ranks 146th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/