Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Enrolment in primary education, female was 21,101 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 21,101 for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 21,101 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,682, in 1984.
That places Luxembourg 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,946 | — |
| 1971 | 16,973 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 16,944 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16,692 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 16,866 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 14,604 | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 14,468 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 14,354 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 14,027 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 13,472 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 12,503 | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 11,954 | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 11,624 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 11,049 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 10,682 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 10,721 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10,756 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11,534 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 11,902 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 15,503 | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 15,955 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16,210 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 16,513 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16,600 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16,851 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17,078 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17,314 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17,382 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17,442 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17,159 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 17,156 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,144 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,116 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17,221 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17,479 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17,863 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18,292 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18,493 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 19,089 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19,498 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 19,718 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 20,222 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20,625 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 21,101 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,635 | 13,472 | 17,946 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,353 | 10,682 | 12,503 | 8 |
| 1990s | 13,702 | 11,902 | 15,503 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16,816 | 15,955 | 17,442 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,701 | 17,116 | 19,089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,233 | 19,498 | 21,101 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 166 Vanuatu 26,740 compare
- 167 Belize 21,758 compare
- 168 Maldives 21,469 compare
- 170 Montenegro 18,750 compare
- 171 Macau, China 18,335 compare
- 172 Guadeloupe 18,209 compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,878 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg was 21,101 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 21,101 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,682 in 1984.
- How does Luxembourg rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release