Primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary completion rate, female was 77.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 77.3% for primary completion rate, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg peaked at 89.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 2018.
That places Luxembourg 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89.6% | — |
| 2011 | 84.5% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.0% | 75.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.3% | 79.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 147 Suriname 80.3% compare
- 148 Zambia 79.8%
- 150 Afghanistan 76.7% compare
- 151 Mauritania 74.5% compare
- 152 Malawi 74.5% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,490 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,388 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,974 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg?
- Primary completion rate, female in Luxembourg was 77.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 2018.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.