School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 8.17 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein is 8.17 years, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein peaked at 8.28 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.35 years, in 2009.
That places Liechtenstein 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 years | 7.35 years | 7.85 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.92 years | 7.64 years | 8.24 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.23 years | 8.17 years | 8.28 years | 2 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283 (2021)
- 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 life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Liechtenstein was 8.17 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 years in 2009.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Liechtenstein ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release