In Lithuania, while grade repetition is higher than average among disadvantaged students (4.1% for disadvantaged students as compared to the average rate of 2.5%), it is well below the OECD average (18.7% as compared to 12% respectively) (OECD, 2016c). Upon completion of basic education, the vast majority of Lithuanian students - more than nine in ten - continue into non-compulsory upper secondary education (see Chapter 4). Important differences in their sampling design, in item formats, and their assessment framework and content provide Lithuanian policy makers with very different types of information about schooling. Taken together they highlight important achievements and limitations in Lithuanian basic education.