Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 89.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2008.
Luxembourg ranks 37th of 97 countries on this measure, 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 secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77.2% | — |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 88.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 84.9% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.3% | 89.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 34 France 90.9% compare
- 35 South Africa 90.0% compare
- 36 Netherlands 89.7% compare
- 38 Republic of Korea 88.5% compare
- 39 Chile 88.3% compare
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 88.2% 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 89.6% 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 89.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 37th 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 1.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release