Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 15.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 15.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein peaked at 15.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2012.
Liechtenstein ranks 86th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.1% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +23.5% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.5%, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 8.7% | 15.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Liechtenstein was 15.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2012.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Liechtenstein ranks 86th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.