Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Enrolment in primary education, female was 18,493 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg stood at 18,493 number. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 18,493 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,682 number, in 1984.
Luxembourg ranks 169th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,946 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,973 number | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 16,944 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16,692 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 16,866 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 14,604 number | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 14,468 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 14,354 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 14,027 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 13,472 number | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 12,503 number | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 11,954 number | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 11,624 number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 11,049 number | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 10,682 number | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 10,721 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 10,756 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 11,534 number | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 11,902 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 15,503 number | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 15,955 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 16,210 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 16,513 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 16,600 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16,851 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 17,078 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17,314 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17,382 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17,442 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 17,159 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 17,156 number | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17,144 number | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,116 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 17,221 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17,479 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17,863 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18,292 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 18,493 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,635 number | 13,472 number | 17,946 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,353 number | 10,682 number | 12,503 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 13,702 number | 11,902 number | 15,503 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 16,816 number | 15,955 number | 17,442 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 17,547 number | 17,116 number | 18,493 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 166 Vanuatu 21,741 number compare
- 167 Brunei Darussalam 19,055 number compare
- 168 Montenegro 18,654 number compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 18,093 number compare
- 171 Samoa 16,355 number compare
- 172 Iceland 15,702 number compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Luxembourg was 18,493 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18,493 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,682 number in 1984.
- How does Luxembourg rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.