School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3,438 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 3,438 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Luxembourg peaked at 3,438 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,665, in 2009.
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 | 2,792 | — |
| 2002 | 2,837 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,827 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,703 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,863 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2,900 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,811 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 2,782 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,665 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2,853 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 2,798 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,884 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,988 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,979 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,992 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,248 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 3,024 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3,188 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 3,329 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3,291 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,293 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,383 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3,422 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,438 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,798 | 2,665 | 2,900 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,028 | 2,798 | 3,329 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,365 | 3,291 | 3,438 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0312 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21,919 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0324 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (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 3,438 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 3,438 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,665 in 2009.
- 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 15.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release