School age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania

Lithuania: School age population, early childhood educational development was 42,491 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
42,491 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
66th
of 92 countries
All-time high
57,160 number
in 1989
All-time low
28,068 number
in 2007
Years of data
23
1989–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania, 1989–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1989200420191989: 57.2k number1998: 40.5k number1999: 36.8k number2000: 35.6k number2001: 34.8k number2002: 33.3k number2003: 31.1k number2004: 29.1k number2005: 28.2k number2006: 28.2k number2007: 28.1k number2008: 28.1k number2009: 28.3k number2010: 29.0k number2011: 44.9k number2012: 44.7k number2013: 44.3k number2014: 44.2k number2015: 44.4k number2016: 44.7k number2017: 44.4k number2018: 43.6k number2019: 42.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 42,491 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania peaked at 57,160 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 28,068 number, in 2007.

That places Lithuania 66th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Lithuania, 1989 to 2019.
Year number Change
1989 57,160 number
1998 40,490 number -29.2%
1999 36,837 number -9.0%
2000 35,583 number -3.4%
2001 34,762 number -2.3%
2002 33,321 number -4.1%
2003 31,079 number -6.7%
2004 29,136 number -6.3%
2005 28,223 number -3.1%
2006 28,224 number +0.0%
2007 28,068 number -0.6%
2008 28,110 number +0.1%
2009 28,337 number +0.8%
2010 29,040 number +2.5%
2011 44,874 number +54.5%
2012 44,683 number -0.4%
2013 44,316 number -0.8%
2014 44,178 number -0.3%
2015 44,399 number +0.5%
2016 44,710 number +0.7%
2017 44,442 number -0.6%
2018 43,634 number -1.8%
2019 42,491 number -2.6%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 42,491 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 42,491 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +54.5% 29,040 number 44,874 number
1998 -29.2% 57,160 number 40,490 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 57,160 number 57,160 number 57,160 number 1
1990s 38,664 number 36,837 number 40,490 number 2
2000s 30,484 number 28,068 number 35,583 number 10
2010s 42,677 number 29,040 number 44,874 number 10

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 63 Equatorial Guinea 56,505 number compare
  2. 64 Finland 52,095 number compare
  3. 65 Hungary 44,185 number compare
  4. 67 Gambia 39,714 number compare
  5. 68 Qatar 39,573 number compare
  6. 69 Hong Kong 37,358 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Lithuania was 42,491 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 57,160 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 28,068 number in 2007.
How does Lithuania rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Lithuania ranks 66th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/