Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania

Lithuania: Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this was 0.3506 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.3506
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
44th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.4604
in 2005
All-time low
0.3191
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51995200720201995: 0.3371996: 0.3461997: 0.4251998: 0.4011999: 0.3192000: 0.322001: 0.3392002: 0.3672003: 0.3732004: 0.4472005: 0.462006: 0.3832007: 0.3772008: 0.4062009: 0.362010: 0.3542011: 0.362012: 0.412013: 0.4212014: 0.4222015: 0.4082016: 0.3582017: 0.3492018: 0.3482019: 0.3412020: 0.351

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania is 0.3506, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania peaked at 0.4604 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3191, in 1999.

Lithuania ranks 44th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Lithuania, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.3373
1996 0.3462 +2.6%
1997 0.4248 +22.7%
1998 0.4012 -5.5%
1999 0.3191 -20.5%
2000 0.3202 +0.3%
2001 0.3395 +6.0%
2002 0.3669 +8.1%
2003 0.373 +1.6%
2004 0.4469 +19.8%
2005 0.4604 +3.0%
2006 0.3828 -16.8%
2007 0.3766 -1.6%
2008 0.406 +7.8%
2009 0.3596 -11.4%
2010 0.3536 -1.7%
2011 0.3598 +1.8%
2012 0.4104 +14.0%
2013 0.4208 +2.5%
2014 0.4221 +0.3%
2015 0.4078 -3.4%
2016 0.3583 -12.1%
2017 0.3495 -2.5%
2018 0.348 -0.4%
2019 0.3407 -2.1%
2020 0.3506 +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3657 0.3191 0.4248 5
2000s 0.3832 0.3202 0.4604 10
2010s 0.3771 0.3407 0.4221 10
2020s 0.3506 0.3506 0.3506 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 41 South Africa 0.4725 compare
  2. 42 United Arab Emirates 0.4535 compare
  3. 43 Iceland 0.3542 compare
  4. 45 Bulgaria 0.3436 compare
  5. 46 Norway 0.3321 compare
  6. 47 Japan 0.3003 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

More public sector data for Lithuania

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania?
Education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania was 0.3506 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.4604 in 2005.
What is the lowest education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3191 in 1999.
How does Lithuania rank for education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this?
Lithuania ranks 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is education, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/education-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total-general/lithuania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/education-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total-general/lithuania/">Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this in Lithuania</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Education, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.