School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania

Lithuania: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 14,239 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14,239 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
146th
of 202 countries
All-time high
28,770 number
in 1970
All-time low
13,140 number
in 2014
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania is 14,239 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania peaked at 28,770 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,140 number, in 2014.

Lithuania ranks 146th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Lithuania, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 28,770 number —
1971 28,511 number -0.9%
1972 28,071 number -1.5%
1973 27,538 number -1.9%
1974 26,990 number -2.0%
1975 26,497 number -1.8%
1976 26,144 number -1.3%
1977 26,007 number -0.5%
1978 26,106 number +0.4%
1979 26,329 number +0.9%
1980 26,562 number +0.9%
1981 26,641 number +0.3%
1982 26,525 number -0.4%
1983 26,239 number -1.1%
1984 25,904 number -1.3%
1985 25,643 number -1.0%
1986 25,614 number -0.1%
1987 25,835 number +0.9%
1988 26,317 number +1.9%
1989 26,932 number +2.3%
1990 27,549 number +2.3%
1991 27,996 number +1.6%
1992 28,122 number +0.5%
1993 28,117 number -0.0%
1994 27,966 number -0.5%
1995 27,668 number -1.1%
1996 27,207 number -1.7%
1997 26,703 number -1.9%
1998 25,907 number -3.0%
1999 25,442 number -1.8%
2000 22,188 number -12.8%
2001 20,049 number -9.6%
2002 19,411 number -3.2%
2003 18,625 number -4.0%
2004 17,770 number -4.6%
2005 17,017 number -4.2%
2006 16,720 number -1.7%
2007 15,528 number -7.1%
2008 14,368 number -7.5%
2009 13,473 number -6.2%
2010 13,587 number +0.8%
2011 13,374 number -1.6%
2012 13,163 number -1.6%
2013 13,188 number +0.2%
2014 13,140 number -0.4%
2015 13,907 number +5.8%
2016 14,581 number +4.8%
2017 14,273 number -2.1%
2018 14,000 number -1.9%
2019 14,239 number +1.7%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 14,239 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 51% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 14,239 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27,096 number 26,007 number 28,770 number 10
1980s 26,221 number 25,614 number 26,932 number 10
1990s 27,268 number 25,442 number 28,122 number 10
2000s 17,515 number 13,473 number 22,188 number 10
2010s 13,745 number 13,140 number 14,581 number 10

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 143 Albania 16,452 number compare
  2. 144 East Timor 15,247 number compare
  3. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,169 number compare
  4. 147 Eswatini 13,897 number compare
  5. 148 Qatar 13,233 number compare
  6. 149 Comoros 11,508 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania was 14,239 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 28,770 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,140 number in 2014.
How does Lithuania rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Lithuania ranks 146th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/