School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 46,518 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
46,518 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 205 countries
All-time high
46,748 number
in 2019
All-time low
29,960 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 46,518 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 46,748 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29,960 number, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 167th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,959 number | — |
| 1971 | 34,688 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 35,609 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 36,417 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 37,094 number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 37,612 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 37,950 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 38,366 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 38,588 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 38,621 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 38,507 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 38,261 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 37,889 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 37,166 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 36,153 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 34,930 number | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 33,599 number | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 32,651 number | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 31,754 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 30,967 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 30,352 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 29,960 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 30,199 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 30,449 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 30,675 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 30,900 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 31,214 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 31,963 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 32,693 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 33,382 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33,994 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 34,561 number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 35,361 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 36,121 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 36,881 number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 37,694 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 38,589 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 39,506 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 40,365 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 41,205 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 41,994 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 42,740 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 44,078 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 45,024 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 45,636 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 45,961 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 46,028 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46,511 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 46,739 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46,748 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46,518 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,890 number | 33,959 number | 38,621 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,188 number | 30,967 number | 38,507 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,179 number | 29,960 number | 33,382 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,428 number | 33,994 number | 41,205 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,146 number | 41,994 number | 46,748 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,518 number | 46,518 number | 46,518 number | 1 |
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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 46,518 number in 2020, 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 46,748 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,960 number in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.