Secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Secondary education, pupils was 53,672 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg stood at 53,672. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg peaked at 53,672 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,430, in 1971.
That places Luxembourg 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 20,511 | 16,430 | 24,181 | 9 |
| 1980s | 25,983 | 22,496 | 27,818 | 8 |
| 1990s | 26,247 | 20,817 | 32,513 | 8 |
| 2000s | 35,675 | 32,996 | 39,349 | 9 |
| 2010s | 46,372 | 42,536 | 48,943 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,030 | 49,070 | 53,672 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 162 Montenegro 56,561 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 55,831 compare
- 164 Guinea-Bissau 55,176 compare
- 166 Solomon Islands 41,660 compare
- 167 Brunei 40,924 compare
- 168 Belize 38,323 compare
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 secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg?
- Secondary education, pupils in Luxembourg was 53,672 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 53,672 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,430 in 1971.
- How does Luxembourg rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Luxembourg ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.