School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.48 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 9.48 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 9.48 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.04 years, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 64th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.09 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.21 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.37 years | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.3 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.26 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.29 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.34 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.36 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.36 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.47 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 9.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.48 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.11 years | 9.04 years | 9.17 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.31 years | 9.21 years | 9.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.42 years | 9.36 years | 9.48 years | 5 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,548 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,364 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 9.48 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.48 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.04 years in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release