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The ESL Situation in Luxembourg
Maša Vidmar and Tina Rutar Leban
Synopsis
Since 2000, rates of ESL in Luxembourg have stayed below the
European and national target of 10%, with some fluctuations seen
in recent years. However, ESL among students with a migrant back-
ground remains a challenge. Education and career guidance is
very well developed and is clearly regarded as tackling ESL. Multi-
professional teams in and around schools are well established.
Summary
Luxembourg and its education system are characterised by a multi-
lingual environment with three official languages and relatively high
levels of migrants. Luxembourg already had relatively low rates of
ESL in 2000 compared to other EU member states, but still made
considerable progress up to 2009, with an ESL rate of 7.7%. Since
then, slight fluctuations may be observed; the country’s ESL rate re-
mained below the European headline target of 10% throughout this
period, reaching its lowest rate of 5.5% in 2015. The share of early leav-
ers is higher for foreign-born versus native-born and for male versus
female. ESL in Luxembourg has received significant attention since
2000, with the issue considered in the extensive ongoing reform of
the country’s education system. The following measures are recog-
nised as important for tackling ESL. First, Luxembourg has a tra-
dition of education and career guidance as well as a multi-agency
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The ESL Situation in Luxembourg
Maša Vidmar and Tina Rutar Leban
Synopsis
Since 2000, rates of ESL in Luxembourg have stayed below the
European and national target of 10%, with some fluctuations seen
in recent years. However, ESL among students with a migrant back-
ground remains a challenge. Education and career guidance is
very well developed and is clearly regarded as tackling ESL. Multi-
professional teams in and around schools are well established.
Summary
Luxembourg and its education system are characterised by a multi-
lingual environment with three official languages and relatively high
levels of migrants. Luxembourg already had relatively low rates of
ESL in 2000 compared to other EU member states, but still made
considerable progress up to 2009, with an ESL rate of 7.7%. Since
then, slight fluctuations may be observed; the country’s ESL rate re-
mained below the European headline target of 10% throughout this
period, reaching its lowest rate of 5.5% in 2015. The share of early leav-
ers is higher for foreign-born versus native-born and for male versus
female. ESL in Luxembourg has received significant attention since
2000, with the issue considered in the extensive ongoing reform of
the country’s education system. The following measures are recog-
nised as important for tackling ESL. First, Luxembourg has a tra-
dition of education and career guidance as well as a multi-agency
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