School-age population in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School-age population was 28,040 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28,040
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
65th
of 72 countries
All-time high
28,040
in 2024
All-time low
19,017
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School-age population in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, school-age population in Luxembourg stood at 28,040. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school-age population in Luxembourg peaked at 28,040 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,017, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,182 | 19,017 | 23,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,676 | 23,914 | 26,448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,891 | 26,136 | 28,040 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 in Luxembourg?
- School-age population in Luxembourg was 28,040 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest school-age population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 28,040 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school-age population recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,017 in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school-age population?
- Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school-age population rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of School-age population (upper secondary level). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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