Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania
Lithuania: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 6.1% for early leavers from formal education by labour status in 2025.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania peaked at 10.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2019.
That places Lithuania 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +31.8% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Lithuania was 6.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2019.
- How does Lithuania rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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