Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein peaked at 19.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2025.
That places Liechtenstein 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 19.6% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -57.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 74% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 3.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More education data for Liechtenstein
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 324 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 411 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,208 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3033 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,984 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Liechtenstein was 1.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Liechtenstein ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release