Primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0087 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.0087 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0088 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per person, in 1978.
That places Luxembourg 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0047 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0051 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.005 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0052 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.004 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 units per person | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.008 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0075 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0087 units per person | +5.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0087 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0087 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita 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 | +40.8% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0064 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 14 French Polynesia 0.0091 units per person compare
- 15 Maldives 0.0089 units per person compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0087 units per person compare
- 18 Georgia 0.0085 units per person compare
- 19 Costa Rica 0.0084 units per person compare
- 20 Brunei 0.0083 units per person 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Luxembourg was 0.0087 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 1978.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 17th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.