Luxembourg: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Luxembourg's secondary education, general pupils rose 0.8% on 2016 (from 31,894 to 32,144).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2016), the average change was +5.5% and a typical year strayed about 23.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 129.2% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 47.4% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 490.59 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 9 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 2017, Luxembourg had the 61st highest value of the 69 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 2017 ranking

• Slovenia — 58th of 69: 81,407
• Estonia — 59th of 69: 63,544
• Cyprus — 60th of 69: 50,394
• Iceland — 62nd of 69: 28,393
• Malta — 63rd of 69: 25,779
• São Tomé and Principe — 64th of 69: 24,422

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 47 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 248,267 (2018)
• Andorra — 4,025 (2018)
• Armenia — 215,307 (2018)
• Austria — 449,201 (2017)
• Azerbaijan — 792,449 (2018)
• Belarus — 566,765 (2018)
• Belgium — 661,906 (2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 153,157 (2018)
• Bulgaria — 344,423 (2017)
• Croatia — 207,005 (2017)
• Cyprus

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)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female) — 49.47% (2017)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary

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Questions people ask

What is Luxembourg's secondary education, general pupils?

32,144 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 269.94% from 8,689 in 1970 (2.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 32,144 in 2017 and the lowest 7,518 in 1990.

How does Luxembourg rank?

61st highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Luxembourg?

In 2017, Luxembourg's secondary education, general pupils rose 0.8% on 2016 (from 31,894 to 32,144). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1985 to 2016), the average change was +5.5% and a typical year strayed about 23.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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