Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 8,472 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 8,472 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 8,472 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,355 number, in 1979.
Luxembourg ranks 152nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,891 number | — |
| 1972 | 4,066 number | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 4,168 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4,187 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 4,181 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 4,230 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 4,013 number | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 3,384 number | -15.7% |
| 1979 | 3,355 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3,702 number | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 3,703 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,652 number | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 3,670 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3,774 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5,896 number | +56.2% |
| 2001 | 6,703 number | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 7,042 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 7,234 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 7,067 number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 7,204 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 7,215 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,098 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 7,093 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,423 number | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 7,504 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7,950 number | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 8,059 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 8,120 number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8,085 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8,232 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 8,285 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,472 number | +2.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 8,472 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 48,735 number, 17% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 8,472 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,709 number, 10% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +56.2% | 3,774 number | 5,896 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,942 number | 3,355 number | 4,230 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 3,700 number | 3,652 number | 3,774 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,896 number | 5,896 number | 5,896 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,082 number | 6,703 number | 7,234 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 8,014 number | 7,423 number | 8,472 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.59 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.74 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Luxembourg was 8,472 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 8,472 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,355 number in 1979.
- How does Luxembourg rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.