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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg stood at 90.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 41st out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 65.4% | 78.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.9% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.7% | 90.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5,878 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
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 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Luxembourg ranks 41st out of 134 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 0.2%. 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+, total (%) (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.