Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Luxembourg ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 67% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Luxembourg was 0.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release