Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 76.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 76.3% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein peaked at 79.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2009.
That places Liechtenstein 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 74.5% | — |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 72.3% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 74.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -4.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 76.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.1%, 88% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 76.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3% | 68.5% | 77.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 70.5% | 78.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 76.3% | 79.6% | 2 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Liechtenstein was 76.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2009.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Liechtenstein ranks 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.