Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 107.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
107.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 188 countries
All-time high
107.9%
in 2018
All-time low
97.2%
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1995–2018

02550751001995200620181995: 97.2 %1996: 99 %1997: 98.2 %1998: 97.4 %1999: 102.7 %2000: 102.3 %2001: 102 %2002: 101.9 %2003: 101.4 %2004: 101.9 %2005: 102.5 %2006: 103.1 %2007: 103.6 %2008: 103.7 %2010: 103.6 %2011: 102.3 %2012: 102.6 %2013: 102.8 %2014: 103.4 %2015: 103.9 %2016: 105.4 %2017: 106.8 %2018: 107.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 107.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 107.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 1995.

That places Luxembourg 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Luxembourg, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 97.2%
1996 99.0% +1.9%
1997 98.2% -0.8%
1998 97.4% -0.8%
1999 102.7% +5.4%
2000 102.3% -0.3%
2001 102.0% -0.3%
2002 101.9% -0.2%
2003 101.4% -0.5%
2004 101.9% +0.5%
2005 102.5% +0.7%
2006 103.1% +0.6%
2007 103.6% +0.4%
2008 103.7% +0.1%
2010 103.6% -0.0%
2011 102.3% -1.2%
2012 102.6% +0.3%
2013 102.8% +0.2%
2014 103.4% +0.6%
2015 103.9% +0.5%
2016 105.4% +1.5%
2017 106.8% +1.3%
2018 107.9% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.9% 97.2% 102.7% 5
2000s 102.5% 101.4% 103.7% 9
2010s 104.3% 102.3% 107.9% 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 32 Spain 108.4% compare
  2. 33 Malawi 108.0% compare
  3. 34 Kazakhstan 108.0% compare
  4. 36 Rwanda 107.9% compare
  5. 37 Aruba 107.8% compare
  6. 38 Thailand 107.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 107.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 1995.
How does Luxembourg rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Luxembourg ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.