Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 9 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Luxembourg, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 9 for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Luxembourg peaked at 11.1 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2012.
That places Luxembourg 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1 | — |
| 2001 | 10 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 9 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.04 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9 | 9.7 | 3 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,878 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Luxembourg?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Luxembourg was 9 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2012.
- How does Luxembourg rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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