Lithuania
Europe & Central Asia · High income· 2.87M inhabitants
Last updated: May 27, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Lithuania
Lithuania demonstrates relatively outstanding readiness for the future of education, leading most global peers across all GEFRI dimensions. This country excels particularly in School Access and Gender Parity (93, 92nd percentile), Infrastructure (78, 92nd percentile), and Governance (74, 87th percentile). This high across-the-board performance signals a robust foundation for adapting or leapfrogging ahead of the fast-changing demands of education, society, and the workforce. To maintain and extend this leadership, continued policy innovation, investment in emerging areas, and vigilance against complacency are crucial.
Composite GEFRI Score
73.07
88th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity92.64
Above global avg. · 92nd %-tile
Governance74.14
Above global avg. · 87th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Infrastructure77.58
Above global avg. · 92nd %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Human Capital61.89
Above global avg. · 80th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation59.08
Above global avg. · 80th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denmark | 83.51 |
| 2 | 2 | Netherlands | 80.63 |
| 5 | 3 | Switzerland | 79.24 |
| 7 | 4 | Sweden | 78.95 |
| 9 | 5 | Finland | 78.38 |
| 11 | 6 | United Kingdom | 77.81 |
| 12 | 7 | Austria | 77.77 |
| 13 | 8 | Germany | 77.36 |
| 14 | 9 | Norway | 77.19 |
| 15 | 10 | France | 76.74 |
| 19 | 11 | Estonia | 74.99 |
| 21 | 12 | Portugal | 74.34 |
| 22 | 13 | Slovenia | 73.18 |
| 23 | 14 | Lithuania | 73.07 |
| 24 | 15 | Belgium | 73.00 |
| 25 | 16 | Ireland | 72.60 |
| 26 | 17 | Iceland | 72.57 |
| 27 | 18 | Czechia | 72.45 |
| 28 | 19 | Luxembourg | 72.30 |
| 29 | 20 | Poland | 72.06 |
| 31 | 21 | Spain | 71.30 |
| 32 | 22 | Greece | 71.08 |
| 33 | 23 | Cyprus | 70.97 |
| — | — | Channel Islands(microstate) | 70.92 |
| 35 | 24 | Italy | 70.66 |
| — | — | Isle of Man(microstate) | 70.42 |
| — | — | Monaco(microstate) | 70.35 |
| 36 | 25 | Latvia | 70.07 |
| — | — | Faroe Islands(microstate) | 69.85 |
| — | — | Liechtenstein(microstate) | 69.59 |
| — | — | Andorra(microstate) | 68.90 |
| — | — | Greenland(microstate) | 68.00 |
| 37 | 26 | Hungary | 67.66 |
| 38 | 27 | Croatia | 67.25 |
| — | — | Gibraltar(microstate) | 66.03 |
| 40 | 28 | Bulgaria | 65.35 |
| 41 | 29 | Serbia | 65.10 |
| 43 | 30 | Georgia | 64.34 |
| — | — | San Marino(microstate) | 63.94 |
| 46 | 31 | Moldova | 63.79 |
| 47 | 32 | Turkiye | 63.15 |
| 52 | 33 | Montenegro | 61.53 |
| 53 | 34 | Kosovo | 61.15 |
| 55 | 35 | Kazakhstan | 60.98 |
| 56 | 36 | Slovak Republic | 60.98 |
| 58 | 37 | Russian Federation | 60.45 |
| 62 | 38 | North Macedonia | 59.33 |
| 66 | 39 | Armenia | 58.05 |
| 71 | 40 | Belarus | 56.57 |
| 73 | 41 | Albania | 56.34 |
| 75 | 42 | Kyrgyz Republic | 56.28 |
| 76 | 43 | Uzbekistan | 56.04 |
| 78 | 44 | Romania | 55.54 |
| 81 | 45 | Ukraine | 54.12 |
| 89 | 46 | Azerbaijan | 52.75 |
| 94 | 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.19 |
| 97 | 48 | Turkmenistan | 50.26 |
| 109 | 49 | Tajikistan | 46.46 |