Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein stood at 0.8%.
The figure is up 46.1% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein peaked at 2.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Liechtenstein 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8% | — |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -45.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +286.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +82.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -46.6% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +63.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -98.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +868.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -51.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -46.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +608.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3033 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,984 (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 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.7 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Liechtenstein was 0.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Liechtenstein ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.