Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 53.2% 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 53.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 53.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 10th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29.9% | — |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.9% | 32.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 40.7% | 51.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 49.4% | 53.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 7 South Africa 56.5% compare
- 8 Australia 55.1% compare
- 9 New Zealand 55.0% compare
- 11 Sweden 52.5% compare
- 12 Latvia 50.8% compare
- 13 United States of America 50.0% 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg was 53.2% 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 53.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 10th out of 75 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 10.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release