School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.33 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.33 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
81st
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.33 years
in 2018
All-time low
9.74 years
in 1981
Years of data
26
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg, 1971–2018

0510151971199420181971: 9.9 years1972: 9.9 years1973: 9.8 years1974: 10 years1975: 9.9 years1976: 10 years1977: 10.1 years1978: 10 years1979: 10 years1980: 9.9 years1981: 9.7 years1982: 10.4 years1983: 10.4 years1984: 10.4 years1986: 10.7 years1987: 10.7 years2001: 13.7 years2003: 13.7 years2006: 13.6 years2008: 13.6 years2010: 14 years2012: 14 years2015: 14.2 years2016: 14.3 years2017: 14.3 years2018: 14.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg stood at 14.33 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg peaked at 14.33 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.74 years, in 1981.

Luxembourg ranks 81st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Luxembourg, 1971 to 2018.
Year years Change
1971 9.93 years
1972 9.9 years -0.3%
1973 9.83 years -0.6%
1974 9.98 years +1.5%
1975 9.89 years -0.9%
1976 9.95 years +0.6%
1977 10.05 years +1.0%
1978 10.05 years -0.1%
1979 10.04 years -0.0%
1980 9.91 years -1.3%
1981 9.74 years -1.7%
1982 10.43 years +7.0%
1983 10.38 years -0.4%
1984 10.43 years +0.5%
1986 10.68 years +2.4%
1987 10.65 years -0.3%
2001 13.67 years +28.3%
2003 13.66 years -0.1%
2006 13.59 years -0.5%
2008 13.57 years -0.1%
2010 14.03 years +3.4%
2012 14.01 years -0.2%
2015 14.19 years +1.3%
2016 14.33 years +1.0%
2017 14.32 years -0.1%
2018 14.33 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.96 years 9.83 years 10.05 years 9
1980s 10.32 years 9.74 years 10.68 years 7
2000s 13.62 years 13.57 years 13.67 years 4
2010s 14.2 years 14.01 years 14.33 years 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 78 Sri Lanka 14.46 years compare
  2. 79 Bulgaria 14.4 years compare
  3. 80 Qatar 14.38 years compare
  4. 82 Brazil 14.3 years compare
  5. 83 Palestine, State of 14.3 years compare
  6. 84 Aruba 14.21 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Luxembourg was 14.33 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 14.33 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 9.74 years in 1981.
How does Luxembourg rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Luxembourg ranks 81st out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.