Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary education, teachers was 5,878 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 5,878 for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Luxembourg peaked at 5,878 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,437, in 1978.
Luxembourg ranks 155th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,597 | — |
| 1971 | 1,750 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 1,723 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,757 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1,857 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1,484 | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 1,521 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1,437 | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 1,449 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1,795 | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 1,765 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1,734 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1,685 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1,660 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,745 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 1,768 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1,762 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1,790 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,770 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 1,764 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,834 | +60.7% |
| 2002 | 2,893 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,966 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 3,002 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,091 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,191 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,218 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,992 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 3,786 | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 3,903 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,228 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 4,330 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4,338 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,247 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4,411 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4,718 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4,916 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 5,009 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 5,491 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 5,728 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5,479 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 5,878 | +7.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5,878 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 33% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5,878 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31,624, 19% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers 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 | +60.7% | 1,764 | 2,834 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,619 | 1,437 | 1,857 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,745 | 1,660 | 1,795 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,767 | 1,764 | 1,770 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,023 | 2,834 | 3,218 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,320 | 3,786 | 4,916 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,517 | 5,009 | 5,878 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 in Luxembourg?
- Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg was 5,878 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 5,878 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,437 in 1978.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary education, teachers?
- Luxembourg ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.