Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, 1991–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg is 46.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 46.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +278.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +0.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 46.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 46.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.3%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary 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 | +278.7% | 8.8% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.4% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 29.2% | 42.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 41.1% | 46.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 22 Bahrain 50.6% compare
- 23 New Zealand 48.1% compare
- 24 Cyprus 46.9% compare
- 26 Finland 44.7% compare
- 27 South Korea 44.5% compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 43.9% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg was 46.9% 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 46.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 111 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 30.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release