Qualified primary teachers in Lithuania

In Lithuania, 91.3% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2020.

Measure: Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education Unit: % of primary teachers Data: 2009 to 2020 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Lithuania is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Lithuania, 2020 91.3% % of primary teachers
Change from 2019 +1.5percentage points 2019: 89.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2020 100.0% Middle value of 6 countries

Qualified primary teachers in Lithuania over time

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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Teachers with the minimum required qualifications, primary education (% of primary teachers), 2009 to 2020
Period Lithuania
2020 91.3%
2019 89.8%
2018 91.3%
2017 92.8%
2016 94.2%
2015 94.5%
2014 95.3%
2013 95.7%
2012 95.8%
2011 95.7%
2010 94.8%
2009 94.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 89.8% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 94.8%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
TRTP.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2009 to 2020 for Lithuania
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org