Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Liechtenstein, 2003–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Liechtenstein is 2.6%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Liechtenstein peaked at 2.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2007.
That places Liechtenstein 165th out of 199 regions with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Liechtenstein?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Liechtenstein was 2.6% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2007.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Liechtenstein ranks 165th out of 199 regions with data for 2011.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.