Primary education, pupils in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary education, pupils was 43,020 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Luxembourg is 43,020, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Luxembourg peaked at 43,020 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,959, in 1987.
Luxembourg ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,756 | 27,510 | 35,976 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,271 | 21,959 | 25,604 | 8 |
| 1990s | 27,946 | 23,465 | 31,492 | 7 |
| 2000s | 34,458 | 32,458 | 35,668 | 9 |
| 2010s | 36,368 | 35,099 | 39,146 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,467 | 40,018 | 43,020 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,878 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 355,974 (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Luxembourg?
- Primary education, pupils in Luxembourg was 43,020 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 43,020 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,959 in 1987.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary education, pupils?
- Luxembourg ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.