School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg is 14.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 14.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.23 years, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.3 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.43 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 13.23 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.87 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 13.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.11 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.1 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.19 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.46 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.34 years | 13.23 years | 13.43 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.08 years | 13.87 years | 14.19 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.31 years | 14.19 years | 14.46 years | 5 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 14.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 14.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.23 years in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release