School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 49,432 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg is 49,432, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 49,432 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35,132, in 2001.
Luxembourg ranks 169th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35,132 | — |
| 2002 | 35,663 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 36,580 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 37,379 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 38,326 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39,279 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 40,259 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 41,092 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 41,951 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 42,502 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 42,996 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 43,969 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 44,705 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 44,812 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45,054 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 44,978 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 45,148 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45,567 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 45,764 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 45,826 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 46,400 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 47,055 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 48,502 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 49,432 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,407 | 35,132 | 41,951 | 9 |
| 2010s | 44,550 | 42,502 | 45,764 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,443 | 45,826 | 49,432 | 5 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,490 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,388 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,974 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 49,432 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 49,432 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,132 in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release