Education in Liechtenstein

The education system in Liechtenstein is similar to the Swiss education system.

University of Liechtenstein

The literacy rate of Liechtenstein is 100%.[1]

Elementary and secondary schools

There are nine public high schools in the country. These include:

Age range School level Low academic level Medium academic level High academic level
5–6 Preschool Kindergarten
Duration: 2 years
7–11 Primary school Primarschule
Duration: 5 years
12–15 Middle school Oberschule
Duration: 4 years		 Realschule
Duration: 4 years		 Gymnasium lower
Duration: 3 years
16–19 High school Anlehre Lehre
Duration: 3-4 years		 Lehre fsmittelschule
Duration: 3-4 years
Fachschule
Gymnasium upper
Duration: 4 years

Tertiary education

Within Liechtenstein, there are four main centres for higher education:

Lehre
3–4 Jahre		 Lehre mit BMS
3–4 Jahre		 Gymnasium
4 Jahre
Höhere Fachschule (Higher Technical School) Fachhochschule
Duration: 3-4 years		 University
Duration: 4 years

International comparisons

In 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment report, coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ranked Liechtenstein's education as the 10th best in the world.[3] In 2012, Liechtenstein had the highest PISA-scores of any European country.[4]

Sources
  1. "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Ca.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "Weiterführende Schulen Schaan." Commune of Schaan. Retrieved on 12 May 2016. "Realschule Schaan Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Sportschule Liechtenstein Duxgass 55 9494 Schaan" and "Realschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz" and "Oberschule Vaduz Schulzentrum Mühleholz II 9490 Vaduz"
  3. Range of rank on the PISA 2006 science scale. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2011-12-24
  4. "PISA 2012 Results in Focus" (PDF). Oecd.org. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
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