School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 19,887 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 19,887 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 19,887 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,070 number, in 1982.
Luxembourg ranks 169th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,282 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,198 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 10,067 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 9,907 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 9,726 number | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 9,527 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 9,324 number | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 9,037 number | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 8,714 number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 8,406 number | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 8,183 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 8,122 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 8,070 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 8,104 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8,190 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 8,278 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8,297 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 8,391 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 8,509 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 8,655 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 8,831 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 9,045 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9,268 number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9,515 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 9,790 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 10,100 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 10,454 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10,749 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 11,047 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17,082 number | +54.6% |
| 2000 | 17,314 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 17,440 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17,380 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17,231 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 17,064 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17,021 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17,042 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17,011 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17,032 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17,115 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 17,305 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 17,517 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17,532 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,584 number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17,703 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17,969 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18,257 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 18,688 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19,171 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19,634 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19,887 number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,519 number | 8,406 number | 10,282 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,280 number | 8,070 number | 8,655 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,588 number | 8,831 number | 17,082 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,165 number | 17,011 number | 17,440 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,136 number | 17,305 number | 19,634 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,887 number | 19,887 number | 19,887 number | 1 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 19,887 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 19,887 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,070 number in 1982.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.