Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Luxembourg
98.2%
in 2023
Netherlands
97.9%
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
49th
Netherlands rank
51st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 98.2% against 97.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 134 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.6% | 1.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 98.2% against 97.9% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Luxembourg ranks 49th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). 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