Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg stood at 9.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg peaked at 22.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2025.
That places Luxembourg 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -12.2% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -14.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 9.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 9.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 16.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Luxembourg was 9.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. 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 youth of upper 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