Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 41.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg is 41.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 41.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2008.
Luxembourg ranks 7th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 27.2% | — |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 26.5% | 31.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 33.5% | 38.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 36.5% | 41.4% | 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 41.4% 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 41.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 30 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 14.4%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release