Lithuania — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Lithuania, 1993–2022.
Education spending for Lithuania was 4.25% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 28 years, from 1993 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 6.09% in 1998. The lowest was 3.81% in 2017 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.29% per year.
Lithuania ranks 85 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 49%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Lithuania sits below it. It peaked in 1998 and has fallen 30% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 29 of 45 economies; Russian Federation (4.16%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 1994.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 39th of 58 in 1993 → 35th of 130 in 2010 → 75th of 157 in 2020 → 72nd of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 4.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 4.47% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 3.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.81% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.01% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 4.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.57% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 4.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 5.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.11% | -0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 5.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 5.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 6.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 5.42% | +0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 4.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 4.76% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 3.91% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lithuania’s Education spending in 1994?
4.76% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lithuania’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +8.7% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 4.25%; 2021: 4.24%; 2020: 4.47%; 2019: 3.94%; 2018: 3.86%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.