School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 13.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 13.45 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 13.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.56 years, in 2004.
Luxembourg ranks 24th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.66 years | — |
| 2002 | 12.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.64 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.56 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.9 years | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 12.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 12.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.15 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.22 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.45 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.63 years | 12.56 years | 12.68 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.08 years | 12.83 years | 13.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.34 years | 13.22 years | 13.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 21 Slovenia 13.62 years compare
- 22 Türkiye 13.56 years compare
- 23 Fiji 13.51 years compare
- 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.43 years compare
- 26 Cook Islands 13.43 years compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 13.37 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 13.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 13.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.56 years in 2004.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release