Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 205 countries
All-time high
7
in 2022
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Liechtenstein peaked at 7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Liechtenstein ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, 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 (Official Our World) in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 1 Afghanistan 7 compare
- 1 Croatia 7 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Estonia 7 compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 compare
- 1 Gambia 7 compare
- 1 Guinea 7 compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 compare
- 1 Mali 7 compare
- 1 Namibia 7 compare
- 1 Romania 7 compare
- 1 Russia 7 compare
- 1 Serbia 7 compare
- 1 South Africa 7 compare
- 1 Suriname 7 compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 compare
- 1 Zambia 7 compare
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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Liechtenstein ranks 1st out of 205 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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