School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.41 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein is 15.41 years, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein peaked at 15.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.26 years, in 2005.
Liechtenstein ranks 61st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.36 years | — |
| 2004 | 14.61 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.26 years | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.65 years | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 14.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 14.69 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.11 years | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 15.03 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.96 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.83 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 15.39 years | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 15.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.41 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.57 years | 14.26 years | 14.84 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.99 years | 14.7 years | 15.39 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4 years | 15.38 years | 15.41 years | 2 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283 (2021)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Liechtenstein was 15.41 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 15.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 years in 2005.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Liechtenstein ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release