Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg peaked at 2.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2015.
That places Luxembourg 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.6% | — |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Luxembourg was 1.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2015.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Luxembourg ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release