Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg stood at 76.4%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 1989.
That places Luxembourg 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.2% | — |
| 1971 | 53.1% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 52.6% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 53.3% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 50.3% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 48.2% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 50.8% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 76.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 91% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 76.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.0% | 50.8% | 66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 52.2% | 53.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 48.2% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 48.7% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 66.5% | 71.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.6% | 76.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 74.3% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 113 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.7% compare
- 114 Korea 76.7% compare
- 115 Iran, Islamic Republic of 76.6% compare
- 117 Honduras 76.2% compare
- 118 Hong Kong, China 76.1% compare
- 119 Tajikistan 76.0% compare
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 teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Luxembourg was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 1989.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Luxembourg ranks 116th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release