Luxembourg: School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Luxembourg's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 0.4 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.68% to 10.28%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.62 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.18 percentage points in 1971. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Luxembourg had the 50th highest value of the 81 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 2024 ranking

• Guatemala — 46th of 81: 11.97%
• El Salvador — 47th of 81: 11.92%
• Georgia — 48th of 81: 11.33%
• Bolivia — 50th of 81: 10.06%
• Costa Rica — 51st of 81: 9.99%
• Slovak Republic — 52nd of 81: 9.4%

What this measures

Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Limitations: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

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

All 38 values

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in nearby economies

• Albania — 12.47% (2024)
• Andorra — 6.14% (2024)
• Armenia — 3.15% (2024)
• Austria — 6.01% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.56% (2024)
• Belarus — 0.1% (2024)
• Belgium — 53.94% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2.19% (2023)
• Bulgaria — 2.22% (2024)

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 school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)?

10.28% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 6.34 percentage points from 3.94% in 1970. The highest value was 12.38% in 2019 and the lowest 0.34% in 1983.

How does Luxembourg rank?

50th highest of 81 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) unusual for Luxembourg?

In 2024, Luxembourg's school enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) fell 0.4 percentage points on 2023 (from 10.68% to 10.28%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2023), the average change was +0.06 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRIV.ZS, 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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