Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes was 1,427 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg is 1,427 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 1,839 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 2010.
Luxembourg ranks 123rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,839 number | — |
| 1976 | 1,809 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1,704 number | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 1,604 number | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 1,688 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,363 number | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 1,563 number | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 1,508 number | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1,490 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,540 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1,489 number | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,425 number | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,360 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0 number | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 number | — |
| 2012 | 0 number | — |
| 2013 | 1,138 number | — |
| 2014 | 1,276 number | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 1,427 number | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 1,427 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,353 number | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,427 number | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,729 number | 1,604 number | 1,839 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 1,363 number | 1,363 number | 1,363 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,563 number | 1,563 number | 1,563 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,469 number | 1,360 number | 1,540 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 894.22 number | 0 number | 1,427 number | 9 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Luxembourg was 1,427 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,839 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2010.
- How does Luxembourg rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.