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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Liechtenstein: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 102.2% (2020), 19th of 176 in the world and 10th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.1% (2021), 71st of 191 in the world and 20th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 88.9% (2021), 115th of 168 in the world and 43rd of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Education: Liechtenstein in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 102.2%2020 | 19/176 | 10/51 | · | 103.7% | 102.2% | −1.5 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 102.1%2021 | 71/191 | 20/53 | · | 105.5% | 102.9% | −2.8 ppsince 2011 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 88.9%2021 | 115/168 | 43/47 | · | 111.1% | 104.4% | −11.8 ppsince 2011 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 118.7%2021 | 18/176 | 9/53 | · | 108.9% | 120.2% | +7.3 ppsince 2011 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 94.5%2021 | 63/168 | 29/50 | · | 119.1% | 98.5% | −10.4 ppsince 2011 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 46.0%2021 | 88/172 | 47/52 | · | 36.0% | 42.6% | +2.3 ppsince 2011 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.8%2021 | 139/178 | 32/51 | · | 0.8% | 0.6% | −0.4 ppsince 2011 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 7.82017 | 172/173 | 47/48 | · | 6.1 | · | +9.5%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.6%2011 | — | — | · | 2.6%2011 | · | — | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment+7.3 pp118.7% in 2021
- Tertiary enrolment+2.3 pp46.0% in 2021
- Out-of-school children−0.4 pp0.8% in 2021
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−1.5 pp102.2% in 2020
- Primary completion−11.8 pp88.9% in 2021
- Lower secondary completion−10.4 pp94.5% in 2021
- Pupils per teacher+9.5%7.8 in 2017
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
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Liechtenstein and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Liechtenstein. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Liechtenstein | Austria | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 102.2%2020 | 102.9%2020 | 102.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 102.1%2021 | 101.3%2024 | 101.2%2024 |
| Primary completion | 88.9%2021 | 96.7%2024 | 94.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 118.7%2021 | 100.6%2024 | 101.4%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 94.5%2021 | 95.8%2024 | 96.0%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 46.0%2021 | 92.6%2024 | 73.5%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.8%2021 | 1.4%2024 | 0.1%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 7.82017 | 10.02017 | 9.92017 |
| Education spending | 2.6%2011 | 5.3%2022 | 4.9%2022 |