School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 6,583 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6,583 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
171st
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,583 number
in 2020
All-time low
4,039 number
in 1983
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 6,583 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg peaked at 6,583 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,039 number, in 1983.

Luxembourg ranks 171st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Luxembourg, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 5,167 number
1971 5,137 number -0.6%
1972 5,084 number -1.0%
1973 5,015 number -1.4%
1974 4,934 number -1.6%
1975 4,841 number -1.9%
1976 4,743 number -2.0%
1977 4,610 number -2.8%
1978 4,451 number -3.4%
1979 4,290 number -3.6%
1980 4,159 number -3.1%
1981 4,093 number -1.6%
1982 4,043 number -1.2%
1983 4,039 number -0.1%
1984 4,069 number +0.7%
1985 4,111 number +1.0%
1986 4,132 number +0.5%
1987 4,177 number +1.1%
1988 4,234 number +1.4%
1989 4,304 number +1.7%
1990 4,389 number +2.0%
1991 4,492 number +2.3%
1992 4,601 number +2.4%
1993 4,722 number +2.6%
1994 4,856 number +2.8%
1995 5,007 number +3.1%
1996 5,178 number +3.4%
1997 5,325 number +2.8%
1998 5,477 number +2.9%
1999 5,621 number +2.6%
2000 5,739 number +2.1%
2001 5,814 number +1.3%
2002 5,826 number +0.2%
2003 5,803 number -0.4%
2004 5,763 number -0.7%
2005 5,735 number -0.5%
2006 5,745 number +0.2%
2007 5,743 number -0.0%
2008 5,754 number +0.2%
2009 5,780 number +0.5%
2010 5,821 number +0.7%
2011 5,885 number +1.1%
2012 5,881 number -0.1%
2013 5,884 number +0.1%
2014 5,903 number +0.3%
2015 5,948 number +0.8%
2016 6,028 number +1.3%
2017 6,148 number +2.0%
2018 6,294 number +2.4%
2019 6,448 number +2.4%
2020 6,583 number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,827 number 4,290 number 5,167 number 10
1980s 4,136 number 4,039 number 4,304 number 10
1990s 4,967 number 4,389 number 5,621 number 10
2000s 5,770 number 5,735 number 5,826 number 10
2010s 6,024 number 5,821 number 6,448 number 10
2020s 6,583 number 6,583 number 6,583 number 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 168 Montenegro 7,301 number compare
  2. 169 Brunei Darussalam 7,076 number compare
  3. 170 Macau (China) 6,902 number compare
  4. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 6,183 number compare
  5. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare
  6. 174 Bahamas 4,973 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Luxembourg was 6,583 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 6,583 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 4,039 number in 1983.
How does Luxembourg rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Luxembourg ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/