Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary was 48.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, 1991–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate … both post-secondary non-tertiary in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +154.5% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 48.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.4%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 48.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both 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 | +154.5% | 11.9% | 30.3% |
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
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 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