Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 6,253 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,253 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
170th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,307 number
in 2013
All-time low
4,142 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg stood at 6,253 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg peaked at 6,307 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4,142 number, in 1988.

Luxembourg ranks 170th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Luxembourg, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 5,023 number
1971 5,096 number +1.5%
1972 5,193 number +1.9%
1973 5,280 number +1.7%
1974 5,341 number +1.2%
1975 5,376 number +0.7%
1976 5,382 number +0.1%
1977 5,391 number +0.2%
1978 5,377 number -0.3%
1979 5,346 number -0.6%
1980 5,313 number -0.6%
1981 5,241 number -1.4%
1982 5,058 number -3.5%
1983 4,831 number -4.5%
1984 4,613 number -4.5%
1985 4,391 number -4.8%
1986 4,212 number -4.1%
1987 4,145 number -1.6%
1988 4,142 number -0.1%
1989 4,145 number +0.1%
1990 4,167 number +0.5%
1991 4,207 number +1.0%
1992 4,248 number +1.0%
1993 4,302 number +1.3%
1994 4,379 number +1.8%
1995 4,482 number +2.4%
1996 4,598 number +2.6%
1997 4,705 number +2.3%
1998 4,807 number +2.2%
1999 4,918 number +2.3%
2000 5,027 number +2.2%
2001 5,142 number +2.3%
2002 5,288 number +2.8%
2003 5,422 number +2.5%
2004 5,540 number +2.2%
2005 5,661 number +2.2%
2006 5,774 number +2.0%
2007 5,845 number +1.2%
2008 5,909 number +1.1%
2009 5,995 number +1.5%
2010 6,103 number +1.8%
2011 6,202 number +1.6%
2012 6,286 number +1.4%
2013 6,307 number +0.3%
2014 6,303 number -0.1%
2015 6,280 number -0.4%
2016 6,245 number -0.6%
2017 6,279 number +0.5%
2018 6,298 number +0.3%
2019 6,293 number -0.1%
2020 6,253 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,280 number 5,023 number 5,391 number 10
1980s 4,609 number 4,142 number 5,313 number 10
1990s 4,481 number 4,167 number 4,918 number 10
2000s 5,560 number 5,027 number 5,995 number 10
2010s 6,260 number 6,103 number 6,307 number 10
2020s 6,253 number 6,253 number 6,253 number 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 167 Belize 7,544 number compare
  2. 168 Bahamas 6,346 number compare
  3. 169 Maldives 6,343 number compare
  4. 171 Brunei Darussalam 6,093 number compare
  5. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 5,739 number compare
  6. 173 French Polynesia 4,969 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Luxembourg was 6,253 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6,307 number in 2013.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 4,142 number in 1988.
How does Luxembourg rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Luxembourg ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.