Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.9026 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
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg stood at 0.9026 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9026 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6577 LPIA, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 7th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7865 LPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6774 LPIA | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7754 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7886 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6577 LPIA | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6745 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6804 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.688 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7682 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7147 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7021 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7284 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8054 LPIA | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8065 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8184 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8346 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.802 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8524 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7912 LPIA | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9026 LPIA | +14.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.9026 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.9026 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.732 LPIA | 0.6774 LPIA | 0.7865 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7184 LPIA | 0.6577 LPIA | 0.7886 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7853 LPIA | 0.7021 LPIA | 0.8346 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8487 LPIA | 0.7912 LPIA | 0.9026 LPIA | 3 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg was 0.9026 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 0.9026 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6577 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 7th out of 87 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 11.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release