Education in Vilnius, Lithuania: official figures
Education is the biggest item in municipal budgets in Vilnius city municipality: €772.10 million in 2025, 48.1% of all spending, 4th highest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities.
How many young children are in childcare in Vilnius?
68% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2025 (676 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Vilnius?
56,496 students were enrolled in higher education in Vilnius in 2025, 93 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Vilnius have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Vilnius in 2025, 73% had a degree-level education, 25% an upper secondary education and 1% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Municipal education spending in Vilnius city municipality grew from €243.81 million in 2016 to €772.10 million in 2025. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 58% of residents of Vilnius were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Vilnius compares with other cities in Lithuania
Education share of municipal spending (%) (2025)
Vilnius ranks 3 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Education share of municipal spending (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaipeda | 51.4% |
| 2 | Shauliai | 49.7% |
| 3 | Vilnius | 48.1% |
| 4 | Kaunas | 46.9% |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2025)
Vilnius ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaunas | 118 |
| 2 | Vilnius | 93 |
| 3 | Klaipeda | 51 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2025)
Vilnius ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaunas | 722 |
| 2 | Klaipeda | 709 |
| 3 | Vilnius | 676 |
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Sources
- State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Municipal budget expenditure by administrative territory and function of government, COFOG (S7R248_M2040203), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1d0ff4e9f711…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
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