Compulsory education, duration in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Compulsory education, duration was 9 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Compulsory education, duration in Liechtenstein, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 9 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Liechtenstein peaked at 9 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.
Liechtenstein ranks 115th of 197 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 years | 9 years | 9 years | 6 |
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- 115 South Korea 9 years compare
- 115 Kuwait 9 years compare
- 115 Laos 9 years compare
- 115 Libya 9 years compare
- 115 Mali 9 years compare
- 115 Mauritania 9 years compare
- 115 Montenegro 9 years compare
- 115 Morocco 9 years compare
- 115 Nepal 9 years compare
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- 115 Poland 9 years compare
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- 115 Thailand 9 years compare
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- 115 Tunisia 9 years compare
- 115 Tuvalu 9 years compare
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 283 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Liechtenstein?
- Compulsory education, duration in Liechtenstein was 9 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Liechtenstein ranks 115th out of 197 regions with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.