School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 27,427 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27,427 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 205 countries
All-time high
27,556 number
in 2019
All-time low
17,356 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 27,427 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 27,556 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,356 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,041 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,524 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 20,135 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 20,662 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 21,105 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 21,462 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 21,728 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 22,061 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 22,286 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 22,384 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 22,366 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 22,263 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22,236 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 22,061 number | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 21,694 number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 21,138 number | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 20,429 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 19,878 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 19,200 number | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 18,474 number | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 17,825 number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 17,356 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 17,459 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17,590 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17,650 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17,630 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17,638 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,028 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 18,443 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 18,827 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 19,136 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 19,396 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 19,802 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 20,182 number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20,573 number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 21,010 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 21,518 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22,120 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 22,710 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23,288 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 23,789 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24,218 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 25,140 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 25,879 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26,447 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 26,823 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 26,987 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27,361 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 27,535 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 27,556 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27,427 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,039 number | 19,041 number | 22,384 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,974 number | 18,474 number | 22,366 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,845 number | 17,356 number | 18,827 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,974 number | 19,136 number | 23,288 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,174 number | 23,789 number | 27,556 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,427 number | 27,427 number | 27,427 number | 1 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 27,427 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 27,556 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,356 number in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 167th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.