Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 76,896 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
76,896 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
151st
of 186 countries
All-time high
76,896 number
in 2020
All-time low
56,003 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1998–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200920201998: 56.0k number1999: 57.4k number2000: 58.8k number2001: 60.0k number2002: 61.0k number2003: 61.8k number2004: 62.3k number2005: 62.8k number2006: 63.4k number2007: 63.9k number2008: 64.5k number2009: 71.1k number2010: 71.9k number2011: 72.7k number2012: 73.4k number2013: 73.8k number2014: 73.9k number2015: 73.9k number2016: 74.1k number2017: 74.8k number2018: 75.5k number2019: 76.2k number2020: 76.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg is 76,896 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 76,896 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56,003 number, in 1998.

That places Luxembourg 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56,718 number 56,003 number 57,434 number 2
2000s 62,975 number 58,801 number 71,075 number 10
2010s 74,007 number 71,861 number 76,229 number 10
2020s 76,896 number 76,896 number 76,896 number 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 148 Cabo Verde 102,544 number compare
  2. 149 Cyprus 94,574 number compare
  3. 150 Guyana 85,191 number compare
  4. 152 Bahamas 73,676 number compare
  5. 153 Montenegro 70,299 number compare
  6. 154 Suriname 62,162 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Luxembourg was 76,896 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 76,896 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 56,003 number in 1998.
How does Luxembourg rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Luxembourg ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.