Education spending in Liechtenstein

Government spending on education in Liechtenstein was equal to 2.6% of GDP in 2011. The value for 2011 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.

The latest value for Liechtenstein is for 2011. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Liechtenstein, 2011 2.6% % of GDP
Change from 2008 +0.5percentage points 2008: 2.0%
World, 2011 4.1% Official aggregate

Education spending in Liechtenstein over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure on education as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2023
Period LiechtensteinWorld
2023 – 3.6%
2022 – 3.9%
2021 – 4.2%
2020 – 4.3%
2019 – 4.2%
2018 – 4.2%
2017 – 4.1%
2016 – 4.2%
2015 – 4.2%
2014 – 4.2%
2013 – 4.3%
2012 – 4.0%
2011 2.6% 4.1%
2010 – 4.2%
2009 – 4.7%
2008 2.0% 4.2%
2007 1.9% 4.0%
2006 2.1% 4.0%
2005 – 4.0%
2004 2.4% 3.9%
2003 2.5% 4.1%
2002 – 3.9%
2001 – 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 2.0% in 2008, a change of +0.5 percentage points.
  • Since 2003, when it was 2.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2011 was 4.1%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2003 to 2011 for Liechtenstein
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics