Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 46.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 46.4% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 46.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1992.
That places Luxembourg 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.5% | — |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +97.5% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -29.1% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +39.1% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -20.5% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 46.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 46.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.4%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +97.5% | 10.5% | 20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.5% | 20.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 15.3% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 33.2% | 43.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.59 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.74 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Luxembourg was 46.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1992.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.