School age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, primary education, female was 18,616 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg is 18,616 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 18,616 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,981 number, in 1986.
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, primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,157 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,270 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 15,379 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 15,410 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 15,373 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 15,271 number | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 15,110 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 14,963 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 14,714 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 14,366 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 13,930 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 13,452 number | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 12,918 number | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 12,484 number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 12,175 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 12,013 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 11,981 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 12,045 number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 12,140 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 12,264 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12,417 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 12,604 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 12,840 number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 13,127 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 13,461 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 13,839 number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 14,253 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 14,630 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 15,027 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 15,436 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 15,841 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 16,220 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 16,519 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16,718 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16,841 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 16,928 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17,018 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17,123 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17,254 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17,386 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17,494 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17,584 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 17,617 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17,625 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,635 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17,670 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17,751 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17,934 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18,133 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 18,359 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18,616 number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,101 number | 14,366 number | 15,410 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,540 number | 11,981 number | 13,930 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,763 number | 12,417 number | 15,436 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,785 number | 15,841 number | 17,386 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,780 number | 17,494 number | 18,359 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,616 number | 18,616 number | 18,616 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 166 Belize 22,598 number compare
- 167 Vanuatu 22,291 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 19,507 number compare
- 170 Montenegro 18,259 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 17,879 number compare
- 172 Macau (China) 16,573 number compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- School age population, primary education, female in Luxembourg was 18,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18,616 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,981 number in 1986.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.