Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary education, teachers was 5,878 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 5,878 for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Luxembourg peaked at 5,878 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,437, in 1978.
Luxembourg ranks 155th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,619 | 1,437 | 1,857 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,745 | 1,660 | 1,795 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,767 | 1,764 | 1,770 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,023 | 2,834 | 3,218 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4,320 | 3,786 | 4,916 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5,517 | 5,009 | 5,878 | 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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.986 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Luxembourg?
- Primary education, teachers in Luxembourg was 5,878 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 5,878 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,437 in 1978.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary education, teachers?
- Luxembourg ranks 155th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.