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:

• Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium in Vaduz.
• Realschule Vaduz and Oberschule Vaduz, in the Schulzentrum Mühleholz II in Vaduz^[2]
• Realschule Schaan and Sportschule Liechtenstein in Schaan^[2]

The first secondary school was opened in 1858, with financial support from physician and politician Ludwig Grass.^[3]

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:

• University of Liechtenstein
• Private University in the Principality of Liechtenstein
• Liechtenstein Institute
• International Academy of Philosophy [de]

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.^[4] In 2012, Liechtenstein had the highest PISA-scores of any European country.^[5]