Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 77.2% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg stood at 77.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg peaked at 79.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1993.
Luxembourg ranks 43rd of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.6% | — |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 34.6% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 39.9% | 75.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 69.1% | 79.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.7% | 77.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (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 77.2% 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 79.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Luxembourg ranks 43rd out of 142 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 down 1.4%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.