Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 1.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Liechtenstein, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Liechtenstein stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Liechtenstein peaked at 1.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
That places Liechtenstein 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.4% | — |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -57.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +56.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +81.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 4.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 1.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 2 Botswana 1.0%
- 3 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 0.8%
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Liechtenstein?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Liechtenstein was 1.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Liechtenstein ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release