Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.624 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg is 0.624 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg peaked at 0.8287 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.624 GPIA, in 2024.
Luxembourg ranks 149th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7868 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8287 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7998 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8055 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7244 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7666 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8276 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8026 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7855 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7656 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.749 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7894 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7983 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7372 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7304 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7466 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7917 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8187 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8213 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.819 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7129 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6904 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.624 GPIA | -9.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.624 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9069 GPIA, 69% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.624 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9572 GPIA, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7928 GPIA | 0.7244 GPIA | 0.8287 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7712 GPIA | 0.7304 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7335 GPIA | 0.624 GPIA | 0.8213 GPIA | 5 |
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Luxembourg was 0.624 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8287 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.624 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Luxembourg ranks 149th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release