Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female 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 is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 90.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, 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 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 59.7% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 77.1% | +29.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 90.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 90.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +39.1% | 50.4% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | +29.0% | 59.7% | 77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 59.7% | 77.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.2% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.1% | 90.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 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 90.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% 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 up 1.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release