Italy vs Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Italy
98.1%
in 2023
Luxembourg
97.9%
in 2023
Italy rank
42nd
Luxembourg rank
44th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Italy
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Italy currently reports 98.1% against 97.9% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Italy ranks 42nd and Luxembourg ranks 44th of 106 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 99.5% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 99.7% | 3.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 98.3% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Italy or Luxembourg?
- Italy, at 98.1% against 97.9% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Italy and Luxembourg?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Luxembourg?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Luxembourg rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 42nd and Luxembourg ranks 44th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release