What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Austria and Liechtenstein?

0.05 years, with Liechtenstein ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Liechtenstein?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Liechtenstein: Average years of schooling among adults

Austria

12.36 years

in 2023

Liechtenstein

12.41 years

in 2023

Austria rank

36th

Liechtenstein rank

35th

Average years of schooling among adults over time

Austria
Liechtenstein

How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 12.41 years against 12.36 years in Austria, a difference of 0.05 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Liechtenstein has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 36th and Liechtenstein ranks 35th of 192 countries.

Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Liechtenstein	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.61 years	10.65 years	0.0416 years	Liechtenstein
2000s	11.42 years	11.47 years	0.0448 years	Liechtenstein
2010s	11.98 years	12.03 years	0.047 years	Liechtenstein
2020s	12.35 years	12.4 years	0.0485 years	Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling among adults, Austria or Liechtenstein?: Liechtenstein, at 12.41 years against 12.36 years in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in average years of schooling among adults between Austria and Liechtenstein?: 0.05 years, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Liechtenstein?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Liechtenstein rank globally for average years of schooling among adults?: Austria ranks 36th and Liechtenstein ranks 35th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Average years of schooling among adults
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.