Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 116.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 116.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 116.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 100.7%, in 1995.
Luxembourg ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.7% | — |
| 1996 | 106.4% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 104.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 103.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 108.9% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 107.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 106.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 105.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 105.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 105.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 106.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 106.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 107.7% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 109.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 115.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 113.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 113.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 114.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 114.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 113.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 114.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 115.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 116.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.8% | 100.7% | 108.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 106.6% | 105.2% | 109.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 114.6% | 113.1% | 116.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 14 Aruba 118.6% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 118.6% compare
- 16 Portugal 117.0% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 116.6% compare
- 19 Mauritius 116.4% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 116.3% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 116.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 116.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.7% in 1995.
- How does Luxembourg rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.