Ireland vs Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Ireland
0.8914 LPIA
in 2023
Luxembourg
0.9026 LPIA
in 2023
Ireland rank
8th
Luxembourg rank
7th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Ireland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.9026 LPIA against 0.8914 LPIA in Ireland, a difference of 0.0112 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 87 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8057 LPIA | 0.7865 LPIA | 0.0191 LPIA | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.7784 LPIA | 0.7103 LPIA | 0.0681 LPIA | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.8504 LPIA | 0.7853 LPIA | 0.065 LPIA | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.8796 LPIA | 0.8487 LPIA | 0.0309 LPIA | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Ireland or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.9026 LPIA against 0.8914 LPIA in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 0.0112 LPIA, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ireland ranks 8th and Luxembourg ranks 7th of 87 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, female, 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