Lithuania: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Lithuania's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.4% on 2016 (from 24,442 to 24,108).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −4.6% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.6% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,844 a year. A straight line explains 90% 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 2017, Lithuania had the 47th highest value of the 61 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 2017 ranking

• North Macedonia — 44th of 61: 45,294
• Togo — 45th of 61: 42,212
• Sudan — 46th of 61: 24,900
• Latvia — 48th of 61: 23,901
• Ireland — 49th of 61: 19,280
• Estonia — 50th of 61: 19,102

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 30 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 20,605 (2018)
• Andorra — 488 (2018)
• Armenia — 19,676 (2018)
• Austria — 238,161 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 152,777 (2018)
• Belarus — 82,592 (2018)
• Belgium — 524,924 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 94,557 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 141,163 (2017)
• Croatia — 132,833 (2017)
• Cyprus

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, vocational pupils?

24,108 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is down 74.67% from 95,177 in 1986 (4.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 95,177 in 1986 and the lowest 24,108 in 2017.

How does Lithuania rank?

47th highest of 61 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Lithuania?

In 2017, Lithuania's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 1.4% on 2016 (from 24,442 to 24,108). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2016), the average change was −4.6% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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