Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg is 0.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg peaked at 7.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,878 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Luxembourg was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Luxembourg ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.