Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.8%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
2nd
of 67 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2022
All-time low
1.6%
in 2014
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
Luxembourg recorded 2.8% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg peaked at 2.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral both in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 3.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Switzerland 3.3% compare
- 3 Turkey 2.7% compare
- 4 Slovenia 2.4% compare
- 5 United States 2.3% compare
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 rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Luxembourg was 2.8% 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 2.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd out of 67 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 81.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release