Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 44.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 8th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.3% | — |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.3% | 22.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 24.1% | 36.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 37.5% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg was 44.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release