Start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Start month of the academic school year was 8 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg is 8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg peaked at 9 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
That places Luxembourg 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.83 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 140 Aruba 8 compare
- 140 Switzerland 8 compare
- 140 Denmark 8 compare
- 140 Dominican Republic 8 compare
- 140 Finland 8 compare
- 140 Micronesia, Federated States of 8 compare
- 140 Ireland 8 compare
- 140 Iceland 8 compare
- 140 Liechtenstein 8 compare
- 140 Norway 8 compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 8 compare
- 140 Portugal 8 compare
- 140 Suriname 8 compare
- 140 Sweden 8 compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg?
- Start month of the academic school year in Luxembourg was 8 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Luxembourg rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Luxembourg ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release