Teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Teachers in primary education, female was 3,580 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg stood at 3,580 number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg peaked at 3,580 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 799 number, in 1975.
That places Luxembourg 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 834 number | — |
| 1971 | 930 number | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 915 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 924 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 979 number | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 799 number | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 810 number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 907 number | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 882 number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 886 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 859 number | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 848 number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 855 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 869 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 886 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 862 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 862 number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 896 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1,886 number | +110.5% |
| 2002 | 1,965 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,054 number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2,120 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2,202 number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,284 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,313 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,144 number | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2,798 number | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 2,873 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,290 number | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 3,232 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3,221 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3,352 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3,580 number | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 884.43 number | 799 number | 979 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 872.67 number | 848 number | 907 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 879 number | 862 number | 896 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,121 number | 1,886 number | 2,313 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,192 number | 2,798 number | 3,580 number | 7 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Luxembourg was 3,580 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3,580 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 799 number in 1975.
- How does Luxembourg rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Luxembourg ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.