Liechtenstein's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) was 2.94% in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2.34 percentage points from 5.28% in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.94% | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 4.67% | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.28% | 2011 |
| Highest | 6.24% | 2003 |
| Lowest | 2.6% | 2019 |
| Average since 2012 | 3.68% | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 6.24% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Liechtenstein's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) rose 0.25 percentage points on 2020 (from 2.69% to 2.94%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2020), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.97 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.67 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.27 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 2.94% | 2021 |
| High income | 1.9% | 2025 |
Closest to Liechtenstein in the 2021 ranking
- Kuwait — 1st of 2: 22.93%
What this measures
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.
Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 15 values
| Year | Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.94 |
| 2020 | 2.69 |
| 2019 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 3.98 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4.67 |
| 2015 | 4.33 |
| 2014 | 3.37 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 5.53 |
| 2011 |
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) in nearby economies
More education data for Liechtenstein
- Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Secondary education, vocational pupils — 1,120 (2017)
- Compulsory education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
- Preprimary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, teachers — 283 (2021)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 80.92% (2021)
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Questions people ask
- What is Liechtenstein's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)?
- 2.94% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 3.3 percentage points from 6.24% in 2003. The highest value was 6.24% in 2003 and the lowest 2.6% in 2019.
- Is the latest change in adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) unusual for Liechtenstein?
- In 2021, Liechtenstein's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) rose 0.25 percentage points on 2020 (from 2.69% to 2.94%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2020), the average change was −0.19 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.UNER.LO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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