Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Lithuania
- Data from June 2017. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: July 2018.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Lithuania.
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat (see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 headline indicators)
In 2016, Lithuania had by far the highest share of 30 to 34 year olds with tertiary education in the EU (58.7 %) and exceeded its national target by 10 percentage points. In addition, its share of early leavers from education and training was almost half the EU total rate and well below the 9 % national target. Notable progress has also been made on climate change and energy. By reducing its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 9.9 % between 1990 and 2015, Lithuania has stayed well below its target to limit emission increases to 15 %. The country had also exceeded its renewable energy and primary energy consumption targets by 2015 for a second and fourth consecutive year, respectively. After a sharp drop in employment levels between 2008 and 2010, the employment rate climbed up again and in 2016 Lithuania surpassed its Europe 2020 goal by 2.4 percentage points. The country was also close to meeting its poverty reduction target by lifting around 857 000 people out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion between 2008 and 2015. In terms of R&D expenditure, a gap of 0.9 percentage point remains to be closed for the target of 1.9 % of GDP to be reached.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Main tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s agenda for jobs and growth for the current decade. It emphasises smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to strengthen the EU economy and prepare its structure for the challenges of the next decade. As a main objective, the strategy strives to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics