Lithuania - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Lithuania was 4.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 4.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

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

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 4.00
2006 4.00
2007 4.00
2008 4.00
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 4.00
2015 4.00
2016 4.00
2017 4.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00
2020 4.00
2021 4.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Lithuania was 117,676 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 225,701 in 1997 and a minimum value of 108,038 in 2015.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1981 172,064
1986 172,349
1989 191,655
1990 193,436
1991 202,222
1992 202,970
1993 210,834
1994 215,175
1995 221,569
1996 223,662
1997 225,701
1998 222,278
1999 219,661
2000 218,181
2001 211,650
2002 197,463
2003 183,542
2004 170,216
2005 158,105
2006 150,422
2007 143,814
2008 135,719
2009 129,496
2010 122,458
2011 115,581
2012 111,389
2013 109,028
2014 108,115
2015 108,038
2016 110,193
2017 113,881
2018 116,626
2019 117,676

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Lithuania was 48.84 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 49.36 in 1986, while its lowest value was 46.92 in 1994.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1981 49.07
1986 49.36
1991 47.45
1992 47.73
1993 47.70
1994 46.92
1995 48.34
1996 48.39
1997 48.21
1998 48.47
1999 48.45
2000 48.68
2001 48.55
2002 48.55
2003 48.54
2004 48.56
2005 48.59
2006 48.41
2007 48.32
2008 48.06
2009 48.12
2010 48.30
2011 48.27
2012 48.57
2013 48.63
2014 48.82
2015 48.93
2016 48.84
2017 48.84

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Lithuania was 8,507 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,401 in 1998 and a minimum value of 6,800 in 1981.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1981 6,800
1986 6,800
1989 9,400
1990 10,378
1991 11,319
1992 12,158
1993 12,500
1994 12,881
1995 13,444
1996 13,697
1997 14,095
1998 14,401
1999 13,285
2000 13,265
2001 13,265
2002 12,104
2003 11,800
2004 11,561
2005 11,237
2006 11,024
2007 10,843
2008 10,441
2009 10,111
2010 9,531
2011 9,312
2012 8,961
2013 8,642
2014 8,441
2015 8,401
2016 8,330
2017 8,425
2018 8,501
2019 8,507

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Lithuania was 96.66 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.17 in 2002, while its lowest value was 91.49 in 1997.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1981 96.63
1986 96.63
1989 97.31
1990 97.54
1991 93.56
1992 92.81
1993 94.11
1994 93.61
1995 94.27
1996 94.29
1997 91.49
1998 91.49
1999 97.91
2000 98.09
2001 98.09
2002 98.17
2003 97.60
2004 97.70
2005 97.66
2006 97.71
2007 97.21
2008 97.32
2009 96.73
2010 96.58
2011 96.49
2012 96.52
2013 97.07
2014 97.09
2015 97.18
2016 97.11
2017 96.75
2018 96.80
2019 96.66

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes