School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 37,885 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg is 37,885 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 37,885 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22,424 number, in 1970.
That places Luxembourg 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,424 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,878 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 23,832 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 24,809 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 25,724 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 26,524 number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 27,174 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 27,670 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 28,105 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 28,484 number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 28,788 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 28,981 number | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 29,136 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 29,264 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 29,341 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 29,323 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29,163 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 29,070 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 28,831 number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 28,430 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 27,860 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 27,098 number | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 26,623 number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 26,082 number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 25,573 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 25,146 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 24,752 number | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 24,778 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 24,829 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 24,848 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 24,830 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 24,795 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25,018 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 25,249 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25,464 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 25,711 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 26,057 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 27,399 number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 28,386 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 29,020 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 29,433 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 31,314 number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 32,777 number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 33,972 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 34,870 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 35,545 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 36,853 number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 37,885 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,762 number | 22,424 number | 28,484 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,033 number | 28,430 number | 29,341 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,759 number | 24,752 number | 27,860 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,193 number | 24,795 number | 29,020 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,081 number | 29,433 number | 37,885 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 165 Maldives 46,388 number compare
- 166 Montenegro 41,918 number compare
- 167 Belize 39,334 number compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 35,153 number compare
- 170 Macau, China 34,250 number compare
- 171 Bahamas 32,912 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 37,885 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 37,885 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,424 number in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 168th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.