School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 37,953 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
37,953 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
37,953 number
in 2020
All-time low
24,618 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 37,953 number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 37,953 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,618 number, in 1986.
Luxembourg ranks 170th 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, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,945 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,160 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 31,343 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 31,405 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 31,345 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 31,149 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 30,829 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 30,549 number | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 30,072 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 29,399 number | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 28,550 number | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 27,612 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 26,556 number | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 25,678 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 25,042 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 24,694 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 24,618 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 24,693 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 24,855 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 25,107 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 25,442 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 25,852 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 26,361 number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 26,956 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 27,626 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 28,357 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 29,154 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 29,898 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 30,706 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 31,558 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 32,412 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 33,223 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 33,859 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 34,283 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 34,550 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 34,735 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 34,919 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 35,133 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35,427 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 35,756 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36,065 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 36,352 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 36,426 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 36,402 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36,335 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 36,293 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 36,339 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36,615 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36,962 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37,405 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 37,953 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,820 number | 29,399 number | 31,405 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,740 number | 24,618 number | 28,550 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,191 number | 25,442 number | 31,558 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,430 number | 32,412 number | 35,756 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,519 number | 36,065 number | 37,405 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,953 number | 37,953 number | 37,953 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 167 Belize 45,920 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 40,329 number compare
- 169 Montenegro 38,187 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 36,133 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 34,216 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 33,686 number compare
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 school age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 37,953 number in 2020, 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 37,953 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,618 number in 1986.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.