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

Lithuania: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 14,880 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14,880 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
146th
of 202 countries
All-time high
29,875 number
in 1970
All-time low
13,627 number
in 2013
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

In 2019, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania stood at 14,880 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Lithuania peaked at 29,875 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,627 number, in 2013.

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, male (number) in Lithuania, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 29,875 number —
1971 29,646 number -0.8%
1972 29,208 number -1.5%
1973 28,606 number -2.1%
1974 27,942 number -2.3%
1975 27,328 number -2.2%
1976 26,892 number -1.6%
1977 26,753 number -0.5%
1978 26,861 number +0.4%
1979 27,099 number +0.9%
1980 27,335 number +0.9%
1981 27,394 number +0.2%
1982 27,310 number -0.3%
1983 27,042 number -1.0%
1984 26,716 number -1.2%
1985 26,463 number -0.9%
1986 26,450 number -0.0%
1987 26,696 number +0.9%
1988 27,226 number +2.0%
1989 27,899 number +2.5%
1990 28,561 number +2.4%
1991 29,017 number +1.6%
1992 29,220 number +0.7%
1993 29,260 number +0.1%
1994 29,132 number -0.4%
1995 28,837 number -1.0%
1996 28,368 number -1.6%
1997 27,858 number -1.8%
1998 27,057 number -2.9%
1999 26,467 number -2.2%
2000 23,523 number -11.1%
2001 21,019 number -10.6%
2002 20,386 number -3.0%
2003 19,384 number -4.9%
2004 18,763 number -3.2%
2005 18,437 number -1.7%
2006 17,817 number -3.4%
2007 16,547 number -7.1%
2008 14,963 number -9.6%
2009 14,379 number -3.9%
2010 14,475 number +0.7%
2011 13,890 number -4.0%
2012 13,761 number -0.9%
2013 13,627 number -1.0%
2014 13,780 number +1.1%
2015 14,657 number +6.4%
2016 15,333 number +4.6%
2017 14,985 number -2.3%
2018 14,993 number +0.1%
2019 14,880 number -0.8%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 14,880 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 51% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 14,880 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28,021 number 26,753 number 29,875 number 10
1980s 27,053 number 26,450 number 27,899 number 10
1990s 28,378 number 26,467 number 29,260 number 10
2000s 18,522 number 14,379 number 23,523 number 10
2010s 14,438 number 13,627 number 15,333 number 10

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 143 Equatorial Guinea 17,538 number compare
  2. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,014 number compare
  3. 145 East Timor 15,842 number compare
  4. 147 Eswatini 14,155 number compare
  5. 148 Qatar 14,002 number compare
  6. 149 North Macedonia 12,125 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 14,880 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 29,875 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 13,627 number in 2013.
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 3.5%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/