Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 91.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … lower both in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
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 95.4%, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 | +26.1% | 56.3% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 65.4% | 78.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 86.9% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.7% | 90.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 39 Israel 91.6% compare
- 40 France 91.6% compare
- 41 Cook Islands 90.9% compare
- 43 Netherlands 90.3% compare
- 44 South Korea 90.0% compare
- 45 Belgium 88.9% compare
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 91.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 42nd out of 135 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 0.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release