School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 43,358 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 43,358. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 43,358 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,474, in 2001.
That places Luxembourg 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 33,474 | — |
| 2002 | 34,037 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 34,387 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34,918 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 35,063 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 35,559 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35,841 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 35,924 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 35,949 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 35,904 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 36,448 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 35,850 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 36,069 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 36,416 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 36,878 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 37,600 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 38,716 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 39,215 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39,809 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 40,568 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 41,203 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 41,688 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42,649 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 43,358 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,017 | 33,474 | 35,949 | 9 |
| 2010s | 37,290 | 35,850 | 39,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,893 | 40,568 | 43,358 | 5 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 43,358 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 43,358 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,474 in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release