Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3,334 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Luxembourg stood at 3,334 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Luxembourg peaked at 3,334 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,076 number, in 1984.
That places Luxembourg 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,647 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,642 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,627 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 2,605 number | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2,576 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2,539 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 2,496 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 2,446 number | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 2,376 number | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 2,297 number | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 2,221 number | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 2,160 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 2,109 number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2,081 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2,076 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2,084 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,100 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 2,118 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2,144 number | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 2,181 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,225 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2,274 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2,328 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,383 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,444 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2,512 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2,592 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2,665 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2,748 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2,831 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2,905 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2,962 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,987 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,988 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,979 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,969 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,973 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,982 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,998 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3,021 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,047 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 3,077 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,066 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,050 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,038 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,039 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,061 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,106 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 3,175 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,255 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,334 number | +2.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 3,334 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 15% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 3,334 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,525 number | 2,297 number | 2,647 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,127 number | 2,076 number | 2,221 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,500 number | 2,225 number | 2,831 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,976 number | 2,905 number | 3,021 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,091 number | 3,038 number | 3,255 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,334 number | 3,334 number | 3,334 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 168 Montenegro 3,853 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 3,649 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 3,398 number compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 3,107 number compare
- 173 French Polynesia 2,818 number compare
- 174 Bahamas 2,644 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, male in Luxembourg?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Luxembourg was 3,334 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3,334 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,076 number in 1984.
- How does Luxembourg rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.