Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Average age, primary education and below was 55.1 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
55.1
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
24th
of 108 countries
All-time high
55.1
in 2016
All-time low
32.88
in 1983
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

02040601983199920161983: 32.91985: 33.31986: 33.41987: 33.51988: 33.61989: 33.91991: 341993: 46.51994: 46.51995: 46.81996: 471997: 47.11998: 47.41999: 51.72000: 52.32001: 502004: 53.12005: 53.42006: 53.32007: 53.52008: 54.52009: 53.12010: 52.92011: 532012: 53.52013: 522014: 53.22015: 54.72016: 55.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg stood at 55.1. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg peaked at 55.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.88, in 1983.

Luxembourg ranks 24th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg, 1983 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1983 32.88
1985 33.34 +1.4%
1986 33.35 +0.1%
1987 33.53 +0.5%
1988 33.6 +0.2%
1989 33.93 +1.0%
1991 34.03 +0.3%
1993 46.5 +36.6%
1994 46.52 +0.0%
1995 46.79 +0.6%
1996 47.04 +0.5%
1997 47.1 +0.1%
1998 47.38 +0.6%
1999 51.73 +9.2%
2000 52.27 +1.0%
2001 50.05 -4.3%
2004 53.14 +6.2%
2005 53.35 +0.4%
2006 53.26 -0.2%
2007 53.55 +0.5%
2008 54.5 +1.8%
2009 53.08 -2.6%
2010 52.94 -0.3%
2011 53.04 +0.2%
2012 53.55 +1.0%
2013 51.95 -3.0%
2014 53.16 +2.3%
2015 54.74 +3.0%
2016 55.1 +0.7%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 55.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.93, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 55.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.98, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +36.6% 34.03 46.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.44 32.88 33.93 6
1990s 45.89 34.03 51.73 8
2000s 52.9 50.05 54.5 8
2010s 53.5 51.95 55.1 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 21 Netherlands 57.65 compare
  2. 22 Estonia 57.05 compare
  3. 23 Belarus 56.98 compare
  4. 25 Slovakia 54.87 compare
  5. 26 Serbia 54.32 compare
  6. 27 United States 53.26 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg?
Average age, primary education and below in Luxembourg was 55.1 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 55.1 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 32.88 in 1983.
How does Luxembourg rank for average age, primary education and below?
Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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