School age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, primary education, male was 19,337 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg stood at 19,337 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg peaked at 19,337 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,637 number, in 1986.
That places Luxembourg 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,788 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,890 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 15,964 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15,995 number | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 15,972 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 15,878 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 15,719 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 15,586 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 15,358 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 15,033 number | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 14,620 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 14,160 number | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 13,638 number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 13,194 number | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 12,867 number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 12,681 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 12,637 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 12,648 number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 12,715 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12,843 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13,025 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 13,248 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 13,521 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 13,829 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 14,165 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14,518 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14,901 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 15,268 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 15,679 number | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 16,122 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 16,571 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17,003 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 17,340 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 17,565 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 17,709 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 17,807 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 17,901 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 18,010 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18,173 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 18,370 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18,571 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 18,768 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 18,809 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18,777 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 18,700 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 18,623 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 18,588 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 18,681 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18,829 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19,046 number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 19,337 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,718 number | 15,033 number | 15,995 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,200 number | 12,637 number | 14,620 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,428 number | 13,025 number | 16,122 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,645 number | 16,571 number | 18,370 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,739 number | 18,571 number | 19,046 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,337 number | 19,337 number | 19,337 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 167 Belize 23,322 number compare
- 168 Brunei Darussalam 20,822 number compare
- 169 Montenegro 19,928 number compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 18,254 number compare
- 172 Macau, China 17,643 number compare
- 173 Bahamas 17,140 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, male in Luxembourg?
- School age population, primary education, male in Luxembourg was 19,337 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 19,337 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,637 number in 1986.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Luxembourg ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.