Primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Primary education, pupils was 46.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein, 2003–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein is 46.5%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein peaked at 50.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2017.
That places Liechtenstein 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 49.8% | 50.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 46.5% | 49.4% | 7 |
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More education data for Liechtenstein
- Population ages 15-64 64.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.1% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 283 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.8% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.3% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9734 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 118.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein?
- Primary education, pupils in Liechtenstein was 46.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for primary education, pupils?
- Liechtenstein ranks 186th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.