Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg, 1991–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg is 90.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg peaked at 90.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 40th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 59.7% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.2% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.1% | 90.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,878 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,427 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,548 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg was 90.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Luxembourg ranks 40th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.