Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.6%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2022
All-time low
2.2%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg stood at 3.6%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Switzerland 4.1% compare
- 3 Türkiye 3.0% compare
- 4 United States 2.6% compare
- 5 Slovenia 2.5% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg was 3.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release