Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.926 NPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.926 NPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9494 NPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8299 NPIA, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8299 NPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8604 NPIA | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.892 NPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9045 NPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.905 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9137 NPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9327 NPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9349 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9151 NPIA | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9494 NPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9436 NPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9267 NPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9293 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9441 NPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.926 NPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8607 NPIA | 0.8299 NPIA | 0.892 NPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9249 NPIA | 0.9045 NPIA | 0.9494 NPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9315 NPIA | 0.926 NPIA | 0.9441 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 24 Switzerland 0.9576 NPIA compare
- 25 Norway 0.9543 NPIA compare
- 26 Sweden 0.9337 NPIA compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 0.9093 NPIA compare
- 29 Ghana 0.8878 NPIA compare
- 30 United States of America 0.8865 NPIA 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)
- 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 0.926 NPIA 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 0.9494 NPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8299 NPIA in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 27th out of 34 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 0.7%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release