School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 19,887 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
19,887 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
169th
of 199 countries
All-time high
19,887 number
in 2020
All-time low
11,047 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg, 1998–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200920201998: 11.0k number1999: 17.1k number2000: 17.3k number2001: 17.4k number2002: 17.4k number2003: 17.2k number2004: 17.1k number2005: 17.0k number2006: 17.0k number2007: 17.0k number2008: 17.0k number2009: 17.1k number2010: 17.3k number2011: 17.5k number2012: 17.5k number2013: 17.6k number2014: 17.7k number2015: 18.0k number2016: 18.3k number2017: 18.7k number2018: 19.2k number2019: 19.6k number2020: 19.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg stood at 19,887 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 19,887 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,047 number, in 1998.

That places Luxembourg 169th out of 199 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.

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in Luxembourg, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 11,047 number
1999 17,082 number +54.6%
2000 17,314 number +1.4%
2001 17,440 number +0.7%
2002 17,380 number -0.3%
2003 17,231 number -0.9%
2004 17,064 number -1.0%
2005 17,021 number -0.3%
2006 17,042 number +0.1%
2007 17,011 number -0.2%
2008 17,032 number +0.1%
2009 17,115 number +0.5%
2010 17,305 number +1.1%
2011 17,517 number +1.2%
2012 17,532 number +0.1%
2013 17,584 number +0.3%
2014 17,703 number +0.7%
2015 17,969 number +1.5%
2016 18,257 number +1.6%
2017 18,688 number +2.4%
2018 19,171 number +2.6%
2019 19,634 number +2.4%
2020 19,887 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,064 number 11,047 number 17,082 number 2
2000s 17,165 number 17,011 number 17,440 number 10
2010s 18,136 number 17,305 number 19,634 number 10
2020s 19,887 number 19,887 number 19,887 number 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 166 Brunei Darussalam 21,166 number compare
  2. 167 Suriname 21,154 number compare
  3. 168 Macau, China 20,566 number compare
  4. 170 Belize 15,701 number compare
  5. 171 Vanuatu 15,548 number compare
  6. 172 Barbados 15,100 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Luxembourg was 19,887 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 19,887 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 11,047 number in 1998.
How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Luxembourg ranks 169th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/