Lithuania: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Lithuania's secondary education, teachers, female rose 0.7% on 2023 (from 21,843 to 21,994).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 2.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.8% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.3% in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 638.21 a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Lithuania had the 44th highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Lithuania in the 2024 ranking

• Slovak Republic — 41st of 83: 28,450
• Georgia — 42nd of 83: 26,755
• New Zealand — 43rd of 83: 23,475
• Costa Rica — 45th of 83: 21,434
• Armenia — 46th of 83: 20,029
• Mongolia — 47th of 83: 19,568

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 26 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Albania — 16,308 (2024)
• Andorra — 389 (2024)
• Armenia — 20,029 (2024)
• Austria — 48,483 (2024)
• Belarus — 58,138 (2024)
• Belgium — 88,129 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 17,594 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 33,757 (2024)
• Croatia — 37,974 (2023)
• Cyprus — 5,479 (2023)
• Denmark

More education data for Lithuania

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 120,897 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 8,888 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 96.06% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 244,656 (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 89.14% (2020)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Questions people ask

What is Lithuania's secondary education, teachers, female?

21,994 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 15.46% from 26,015 in 1993 (0.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 34,532 in 2005 and the lowest 21,687 in 2022.

How does Lithuania rank?

44th highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Lithuania?

In 2024, Lithuania's secondary education, teachers, female rose 0.7% on 2023 (from 21,843 to 21,994). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −1.5% and a typical year strayed about 2.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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