Luxembourg vs Tajikistan: Share of children who have completed primary school
Luxembourg
98.6%
in 2025
Tajikistan
98.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
68th
Tajikistan rank
66th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Luxembourg
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 98.8% against 98.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 68th and Tajikistan ranks 66th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 0.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 97.4% | 1.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.5% | 2.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.7% | 0.1% | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Luxembourg or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 98.8% against 98.6% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Luxembourg and Tajikistan?
- 0.2%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Tajikistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Tajikistan rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th and Tajikistan ranks 66th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.