Lithuania vs Poland
Lithuania vs Poland: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 95.2% in Lithuania in 2003 and 95.6% in Poland in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Lithuania, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Poland.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2003.
- The world as a whole: 83.5% in 2003.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Lithuania | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | 95.6 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 96 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 96 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 95.4 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | 94.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 94.5 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 94 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 93.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 93.3 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 93.3 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 93.3 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 93.9 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 95.2 | 94.6 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | 95.5 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | 96.4 | 81 |
| 2000 | – | 96.5 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 97 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 94.6 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | 98 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | 96 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | 95 | 69 |
| 1965 | – | 87 | 66 |
| 1960 | – | 90.4 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | 86.9 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | 100 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | 93.6 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | 87.2 | 40 |
| 1935 | – | 80.7 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | 74.3 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | 67.9 | 33 |
| 1920 | – | 65.7 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | 63.4 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | 61.1 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | 58.7 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | 56.3 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | 53.9 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | 51.4 | 20 |
| 1885 | – | 48.9 | 19 |
| 1880 | – | 46.5 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | 44 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | 41.6 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | 39.3 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | 37 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | 34.7 | 8 |
| 1850 | – | 32.5 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | 30.4 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | 28.4 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | 26.4 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | 24.6 | 4 |
| 1825 | – | 22.8 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | 21.1 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Lithuania vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyLithuania: 76 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLithuania: 95% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionLithuania: 4.14% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateLithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthLithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLithuania: 69.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageLithuania: 42.1 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLithuania: 19.9% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLithuania: $2.74B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personLithuania: $1,035 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLithuania: 37,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerLithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025