Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both was 90.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg is 90.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 90.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2008.
That places Luxembourg 38th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban both in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.1% | — |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 90.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.0%, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 90.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 79.1% | 79.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 86.7% | 90.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.7% | 90.1% | 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 90.1% 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 90.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 38th out of 97 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 0.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release