Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg stood at 17.9%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 23.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2008.
That places Luxembourg 44th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.6% | — |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +57.6% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.1% | 23.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg was 17.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 44th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release