Luxembourg: Children out of school, primary, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Luxembourg's children out of school, primary, female rose 142.9% on 2022 (from 35 to 85).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 39.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 142.9% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 90.3% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 47.09 a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Luxembourg had the 30th highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Luxembourg in the 2023 ranking

• United Arab Emirates — 27th of 30: 312
• Iceland — 28th of 30: 284
• Dominica — 29th of 30: 173

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 22 values

Children out of school, primary, female in nearby economies

• Albania — 10,813 (2023)
• Andorra — 61 (2024)
• Armenia — 3,891 (2023)
• Austria — 2,599 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 81 (2024)
• Belarus — 12,179 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,554 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 738 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 6,943 (2024)
• Cyprus — 95 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Luxembourg

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 92.2% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 43,020 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 53,672 (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 32,144 (2017)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Luxembourg's children out of school, primary, female?

85 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is down 82.18% from 477 in 2001 (7.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 778 in 2004 and the lowest 35 in 2022.

How does Luxembourg rank?

30th highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary, female unusual for Luxembourg?

In 2023, Luxembourg's children out of school, primary, female rose 142.9% on 2022 (from 35 to 85). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 39.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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