Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (entrance years) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (entrance years) was 7 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 2022
All-time low
6 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 7 years for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein peaked at 7 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1998.
That places Liechtenstein 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (entrance years) in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 years | — |
| 1999 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 7 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 7 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 years | 6 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.18 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 324 (2021)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 971 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 756 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1998.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Liechtenstein ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release