Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 8 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 8 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein peaked at 9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1999.
Liechtenstein ranks 151st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein?
- Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Liechtenstein was 8 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1999.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
- Liechtenstein ranks 151st out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/