Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Luxembourg
0.8042 LPIA
in 2023
Netherlands
0.7547 LPIA
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
9th
Netherlands rank
11th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.8042 LPIA against 0.7547 LPIA in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0495 LPIA.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 91 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 | 0.7911 LPIA | 0.5812 LPIA | 0.2098 LPIA | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.6856 LPIA | 0.6605 LPIA | 0.025 LPIA | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.726 LPIA | 0.7035 LPIA | 0.0226 LPIA | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.7299 LPIA | 0.0701 LPIA | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 0.8042 LPIA against 0.7547 LPIA in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.0495 LPIA, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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