Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 5.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5.6
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
15.2
in 2004
All-time low
5.6
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg stood at 5.6. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg peaked at 15.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6, in 2025.
Luxembourg ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.2 | — |
| 2005 | 14.4 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9 | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 14.6 | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9 | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4 | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 9.9 | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 6.2 | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 7.9 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 9.2 | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 9.6 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 8.1 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 5.6 | -33.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.6 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.3, 67% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.61 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.35 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More work & labour data for Luxembourg
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2434 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2321 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7733 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 756.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 39.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 369.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 378.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 747.99 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Luxembourg was 5.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 in 2025.
- How does Luxembourg rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Luxembourg ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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