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Construction input materials and articles price index forecast for March – 119.7.
In March 2025, against February, construction input materials and articles price index increased by 0.1 per cent. Over a year (March 2025, against March 2024), it decreased by 1.5 per cent.

At the beginning of the 2024–2025 academic year, 31.6 thousand students studied in vocational education institutions according to initial vocational training programs, which is by 3.8 thousand (13.8 per cent) more than in the 2023–2024 academic year.
In 2024, 17.5 thousand students were admitted to vocational training institutions (in 2023, 14.6 thousand).
15.2 thousand, or almost half (48.1 per cent) of all students, aim to obtain secondary education along with profession.
In 2024, vocational training institutions prepared 9.4 thousand qualified specialists, including mainly specialists in the field of engineering (2.2 thousand), services to persons (1.7 thousand), architecture and construction (1 thousand). In 2024, 3.5 thousand graduates received maturity certificates along with the profession.

In 2024, Lithuanian theatre performances were attended by 1 million 433 thousand spectators (in 2023, 1 million 351 thousand), including 751 thousand in state theatres and 682 thousand in non-state theatres (in 2023, 679 thousand and 672 thousand, respectively).
In 2024, museums received 5 million 945 thousand visitors, which is by 188 thousand more than in 2023.
In 2024, archives held 303 guided tours and educational activities.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, compared to the 2023–2024 academic year, the number of students studying at universities increased by 198 students (0.3 per cent), the number of students at colleges – by 45 students (0.15 per cent).
In 2024, 6.5 thousand graduates were awarded professional bachelor’s degrees in colleges. At the universities, 8.1 thousand students received a bachelor’s degree, 6,6 thousand received a master’s degree, and 609 received a doctorate in science (art). 1,176 graduates completed professional studies and obtained professional qualifications (449 completed residency, 727 – pedagogical studies).

In 2024, citizens of the Republic of Lithuania adopted 56 children (in 2023, 54), foreign citizens – 5 children (in 2023, 6).
At the end of 2024, there were 0.8 thousand children eligible for adoption, which was by 2 per cent less than at the end of 2023. The majority were aged 15–17 (47 per cent), while the fewest were children under 4 years old (3 per cent).

Based on provisional data, at the beginning of April 2025, 2 million 889 thousand residents were living in Lithuania, which is by 0.8 thousand less than at the beginning of 2025.
In March 2025, compared to March 2024*:

• the number of live births decreased by 121 babies (8.1 per cent) and stood at 1,377;
• the number of deaths increased by 410 (13.6 per cent) and stood at 3,417;
• the number of marriages decreased by 17 couple (3.5 per cent) and stood at 469;
• the number of divorces decreased by 2 couple (0.3 per cent) and stood at 642;
• the number of residents who emigrated from Lithuania increased by 1.2 thousand persons (80.4 per cent) and stood at 2.7 thousand;
• the number of persons who immigrated to Lithuania decreased by 11 persons (0.3 per cent) and stood at 4.2 thousand**.

In March 2025, 40.4 per cent of immigrants were the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who came back to Lithuania.

* 2025 preliminary and 2024 preliminary data are compared.

** War refugees from Ukraine are included in the 2025 monthly statistics.

In 2024, the crop area was by 2.1 per cent bigger than in 2023 – 2 million 243.4 thousand ha.