Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.852 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg is 0.852 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 0.852 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6321 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 8th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7744 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7642 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6321 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7457 LPIA | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7062 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7105 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6581 LPIA | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6807 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7042 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6964 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7176 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6751 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7812 LPIA | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.794 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.805 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7934 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8113 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.852 LPIA | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7693 LPIA | 0.7642 LPIA | 0.7744 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6917 LPIA | 0.6321 LPIA | 0.7457 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.742 LPIA | 0.6751 LPIA | 0.794 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8154 LPIA | 0.7934 LPIA | 0.852 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 5 United Kingdom 0.9577 LPIA compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 0.9276 LPIA compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 0.8634 LPIA compare
- 9 Malta 0.8327 LPIA compare
- 10 Switzerland 0.8053 LPIA compare
- 11 Ireland 0.7928 LPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg was 0.852 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.852 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6321 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release