Lithuania - Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)

Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) in Lithuania was 0.147 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 0.808 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.006 in 2017.

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1998 0.177
1999 0.510
2000 0.204
2001 0.129
2002 0.492
2003 0.369
2004 0.092
2005 0.168
2006 0.029
2007 0.155
2008 0.189
2009 0.554
2010 0.808
2011 0.240
2012 0.148
2013 0.012
2014 0.132
2015 0.089
2016 0.056
2017 0.006
2018 0.153
2019 0.147

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The rate of out-of-school adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation