Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 18.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg peaked at 18.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2001.
Luxembourg ranks 70th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11.2% | — |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.9% | 17.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 67 Sierra Leone 18.5% compare
- 68 Philippines 18.4% compare
- 69 Croatia 18.3% compare
- 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.2% compare
- 72 Ghana 18.2% compare
- 73 Bulgaria 18.0% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Luxembourg was 18.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Luxembourg ranks 70th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release