School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 7,074 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 7,074 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg peaked at 7,074 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,579, in 2004.
Luxembourg ranks 171st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,744 | — |
| 2002 | 5,917 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5,760 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 5,579 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,855 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 5,960 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,771 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 5,740 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,643 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5,967 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 5,794 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5,917 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5,966 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,085 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6,192 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6,606 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 6,286 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6,531 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6,730 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 6,837 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6,784 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,832 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6,996 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 7,074 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,774 | 5,579 | 5,960 | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,207 | 5,794 | 6,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,905 | 6,784 | 7,074 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 168 Vanuatu 8,761 compare
- 169 Montenegro 7,473 compare
- 170 Belize 7,146 compare
- 172 French Guiana 6,655 compare
- 173 Maldives 6,390 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 6,303 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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg was 7,074 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 7,074 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,579 in 2004.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Luxembourg ranks 171st out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release