School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Lithuania

Lithuania: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 17.03 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17.03 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
24th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.61 years
in 2009
All-time low
11.88 years
in 1993
Years of data
25
1993–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lithuania, 1993–2018

051015201993200520181993: 11.9 years1995: 12.3 years1996: 12.8 years1997: 13.3 years1998: 13.9 years1999: 14.3 years2000: 14.9 years2001: 15.5 years2002: 16 years2003: 16.5 years2004: 16.7 years2005: 17.1 years2006: 17.4 years2007: 17.5 years2008: 17.5 years2009: 17.6 years2010: 17.5 years2011: 17.5 years2012: 17.3 years2013: 17.2 years2014: 17 years2015: 16.9 years2016: 16.9 years2017: 17.1 years2018: 17 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lithuania is 17.03 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lithuania peaked at 17.61 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.88 years, in 1993.

That places Lithuania 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Lithuania, 1993 to 2018.
Year years Change
1993 11.88 years —
1995 12.32 years +3.8%
1996 12.81 years +3.9%
1997 13.28 years +3.7%
1998 13.86 years +4.3%
1999 14.33 years +3.4%
2000 14.91 years +4.0%
2001 15.51 years +4.0%
2002 15.99 years +3.1%
2003 16.5 years +3.2%
2004 16.71 years +1.3%
2005 17.11 years +2.4%
2006 17.44 years +1.9%
2007 17.47 years +0.2%
2008 17.52 years +0.3%
2009 17.61 years +0.5%
2010 17.51 years -0.6%
2011 17.54 years +0.1%
2012 17.3 years -1.4%
2013 17.16 years -0.8%
2014 16.98 years -1.1%
2015 16.94 years -0.3%
2016 16.92 years -0.1%
2017 17.08 years +0.9%
2018 17.03 years -0.3%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 17.03 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 17.03 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.97 years, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.08 years 11.88 years 14.33 years 6
2000s 16.68 years 14.91 years 17.61 years 10
2010s 17.16 years 16.92 years 17.54 years 9

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 21 Macao 17.12 years compare
  2. 22 Costa Rica 17.06 years compare
  3. 23 Malta 17.05 years compare
  4. 25 Bahrain 17 years compare
  5. 26 Latvia 16.96 years compare
  6. 27 United States 16.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lithuania?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Lithuania was 17.03 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 17.61 years in 2009.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 11.88 years in 1993.
How does Lithuania rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Lithuania ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.