Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein is 40.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein peaked at 41.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2009.
Liechtenstein ranks 172nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.2% | — |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 22.6% | 38.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 27.5% | 41.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 40.4% | 40.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 169 Belgium 48.1% compare
- 170 Switzerland 47.3% compare
- 171 Luxembourg 45.8% compare
- 173 Aruba 40.0% compare
- 174 Angola 39.0% compare
- 175 North Macedonia 38.8% compare
More education data for Liechtenstein
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 971 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 384 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.98 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Liechtenstein was 40.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2009.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Liechtenstein ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release