UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania

Lithuania: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 13.38 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.38
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 91 countries
All-time high
13.38
in 2017
All-time low
8.33
in 1989
Years of data
14
1989–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania, 1989–2017

0510151989200320171989: 8.32005: 11.72006: 11.92007: 122008: 12.22009: 12.22010: 12.42011: 12.52012: 12.52013: 12.72014: 12.92015: 13.12016: 13.32017: 13.4

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania is 13.38, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania peaked at 13.38 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.33, in 1989.

That places Lithuania 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Lithuania, 1989 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1989 8.33
2005 11.67 +40.0%
2006 11.89 +1.9%
2007 12.02 +1.0%
2008 12.18 +1.3%
2009 12.24 +0.6%
2010 12.4 +1.3%
2011 12.52 +0.9%
2012 12.52 +0.1%
2013 12.75 +1.8%
2014 12.93 +1.4%
2015 13.1 +1.3%
2016 13.29 +1.5%
2017 13.38 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.33 8.33 8.33 1
2000s 12 11.67 12.24 5
2010s 12.86 12.4 13.38 8

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 5 Luxembourg 13.53 compare
  2. 6 Switzerland 13.5 compare
  3. 7 Latvia 13.49 compare
  4. 9 Canada 13.38 compare
  5. 10 Poland 13.34 compare
  6. 11 United Kingdom 13.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Lithuania was 13.38 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 13.38 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 8.33 in 1989.
How does Lithuania rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Lithuania ranks 8th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/