Liechtenstein's secondary education, pupils (% female) was 44.81% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.1 percentage points from 45.91% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 44.81% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 46.48% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 45.91% | 2007 |
| Highest | 46.48% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 44.1% | 2016 |
| Average since 2008 | 45.34% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 44.98% | 2003 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Liechtenstein's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.71 percentage points on 2016 (from 44.1% to 44.81%).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2016), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.4 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.71 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.67 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.24 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 67% 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
In 2017, Liechtenstein had the 60th highest value of the 63 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 44.81% | 2017 |
| World | 47.96% | 2018 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 48.34% | 2018 |
| High income | 48.38% | 2018 |
Closest to Liechtenstein in the 2017 ranking
- Mozambique — 57th of 63: 47.52%
- Germany — 58th of 63: 46.74%
- United Arab Emirates — 59th of 63: 46.65%
- Togo — 61st of 63: 41.95%
- Niger — 62nd of 63: 41.92%
- Central African Republic — 63rd of 63: 40.13%
What this measures
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 14 values
| Year | Secondary education, pupils (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 44.81 |
| 2016 | 44.1 |
| 2015 | 44.1 |
| 2014 | 44.7 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 46.48 |
| 2011 | 45.94 |
| 2010 | 45.6 |
| 2009 | 46.28 |
| 2008 | 46.09 |
| 2007 |
Secondary education, pupils (% female) 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Liechtenstein's secondary education, pupils (% female)?
- 44.81% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2003?
- It is down 0.16 percentage points from 44.98% in 2003. The highest value was 46.48% in 2012 and the lowest 44.1% in 2016.
- How does Liechtenstein rank?
- 60th highest of 63 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils (% female) unusual for Liechtenstein?
- In 2017, Liechtenstein's secondary education, pupils (% female) rose 0.71 percentage points on 2016 (from 44.1% to 44.81%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2004 to 2016), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.4 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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