Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 90.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 92.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1991.
Luxembourg ranks 42nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.5% | — |
| 2001 | 72.2% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 71.4% | 80.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.8% | 92.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.0% | 91.5% | 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg was 90.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 42nd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release