Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 76.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Luxembourg, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Luxembourg is 76.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Luxembourg peaked at 87.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 87.9% | — |
| 2011 | 83.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 80.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 77.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 76.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 79% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 76.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 97.7%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.3% | 76.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 77.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 80.2% compare
- 147 Micronesia (country) 78.9% compare
- 148 Tanzania 77.3% compare
- 150 Democratic Republic of Congo 75.7% compare
- 151 Cameroon 75.3% compare
- 152 Suriname 75.2% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Luxembourg?
- Primary completion rate, total in Luxembourg was 76.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Luxembourg ranks 149th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.