School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1,957 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1,957 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
202nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,345 number
in 1978
All-time low
1,745 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 1,957 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein peaked at 2,345 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,745 number, in 1984.
That places Liechtenstein 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,945 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,935 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,947 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,977 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2,040 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2,137 number | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 2,239 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,328 number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,345 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 2,276 number | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 2,127 number | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 1,954 number | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1,837 number | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1,762 number | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1,745 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1,784 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1,843 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,876 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,888 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,880 number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,852 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1,821 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,822 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,823 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,833 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,856 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,888 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,930 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,968 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,989 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2,018 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2,041 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,058 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,090 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,076 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,099 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,090 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,095 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,045 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 2,018 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,960 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,919 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1,907 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,897 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,879 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,871 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,894 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,915 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,880 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,906 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,957 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,117 number | 1,935 number | 2,345 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,870 number | 1,745 number | 2,127 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,878 number | 1,821 number | 1,989 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,063 number | 2,018 number | 2,099 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,903 number | 1,871 number | 1,960 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,957 number | 1,957 number | 1,957 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,059 number compare
- 200 Gibraltar 2,648 number compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 2,222 number compare
- 203 San Marino 1,592 number compare
- 204 Tuvalu 1,567 number compare
- 205 Naoero 1,542 number compare
More education data for Liechtenstein
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (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 (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.11 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Liechtenstein was 1,957 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2,345 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 number in 1984.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Liechtenstein ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.