Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 76.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg, 1993–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 76.0% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg peaked at 76.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1993.
That places Luxembourg 45th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.9% | — |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +48.5% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 24.9% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 41.8% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.2% | 75.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 71.2% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 42 France 76.7% compare
- 43 Tajikistan 76.2% compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 76.1% compare
- 46 Qatar 75.2% compare
- 47 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 74.0% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,364 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,490 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,388 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg was 76.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Luxembourg ranks 45th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.