Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 96.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg stood at 96.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2007.
That places Luxembourg 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 88.4% | — |
| 2007 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 88.1% | 90.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.2% | 99.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.3% | 98.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 21 Italy 97.8% compare
- 22 Cyprus 97.7% compare
- 23 Montenegro 97.0% compare
- 25 United States of America 96.4% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.1% compare
- 27 Spain 92.8% 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 primary education or higher in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Luxembourg was 96.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2007.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release