Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania
Lithuania: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 79.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania stood at 79.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania peaked at 79.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2006.
That places Lithuania 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 72.5% | — |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 79.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 70.2% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.2% | 79.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Lithuania was 79.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2006.
- How does Lithuania rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Lithuania ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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