Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg is 1.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg peaked at 8.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2025.
That places Luxembourg 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Luxembourg was 1.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Luxembourg ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release