Average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Average years of schooling among adults was 12.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein stood at 12.41 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein peaked at 12.41 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.24 years, in 1990.
That places Liechtenstein 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.24 years | — |
| 1991 | 10.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 10.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 10.51 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 10.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 10.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 11.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 11.33 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 11.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.59 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.52 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.76 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.06 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.41 years | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 12.41 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.39 years, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 12.41 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.34 years, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.65 years | 10.24 years | 11.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.47 years | 11.15 years | 11.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.03 years | 11.76 years | 12.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 years | 12.36 years | 12.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More education data for Liechtenstein
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 324 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 411 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3,208 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 40 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3033 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1,984 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Liechtenstein was 12.41 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 12.41 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.24 years in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Liechtenstein ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.