Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania
Lithuania: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 3.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania peaked at 5.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2017.
Lithuania ranks 104th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,777 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -21.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -24.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 0.2782 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0201 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 662.54 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Lithuania was 3.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Lithuania rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Lithuania ranks 104th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.