Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 48.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, 1991β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg stood at 48.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg peaked at 48.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1991.
That places Luxembourg 20th out of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 25.2% | 30.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 34.0% | 43.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 43.5% | 48.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 17 Republic of Korea 49.6% compare
- 18 Estonia 49.5% compare
- 19 Israel 49.5% compare
- 21 Iceland 46.9% compare
- 22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 45.7% compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 45.4% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0087 units per person (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 48.5% 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 48.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1991.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th out of 110 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 21.7%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release