Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Luxembourg
0.8042 LPIA
in 2023
Switzerland
0.8435 LPIA
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
9th
Switzerland rank
7th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8435 LPIA against 0.8042 LPIA in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0393 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 91 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6793 LPIA | 0.7273 LPIA | 0.048 LPIA | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.726 LPIA | 0.9478 LPIA | 0.2218 LPIA | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8 LPIA | 0.8066 LPIA | 0.0066 LPIA | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8435 LPIA against 0.8042 LPIA in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.0393 LPIA, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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