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 regions 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.
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 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (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 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 283 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2021)
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 regions 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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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.