Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 3,166 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg stood at 3,166 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 3,166 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,972 number, in 1983.
Luxembourg ranks 171st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,549 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,545 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,532 number | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,508 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2,475 number | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2,435 number | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 2,390 number | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 2,333 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 2,256 number | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 2,172 number | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2,093 number | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 2,037 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 1,989 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1,972 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,975 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,992 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,006 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2,026 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 2,050 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,077 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 2,112 number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2,157 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,209 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,268 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2,335 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,409 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,489 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 2,558 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,628 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,697 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,759 number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2,808 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,828 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,830 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,821 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,813 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,817 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,818 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,820 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,825 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,836 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,858 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,863 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,873 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,888 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,911 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,942 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,988 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3,045 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,107 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3,166 number | +1.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 3,166 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 15% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 3,166 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,420 number | 2,172 number | 2,549 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,022 number | 1,972 number | 2,093 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,386 number | 2,112 number | 2,697 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,814 number | 2,759 number | 2,830 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,931 number | 2,836 number | 3,107 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,166 number | 3,166 number | 3,166 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 168 Montenegro 3,557 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,418 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,208 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,041 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,585 number compare
- 174 Bahamas 2,474 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Luxembourg was 3,166 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3,166 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,972 number in 1983.
- How does Luxembourg rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.