Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant was 35.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 35.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 35.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 12th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary non-immigrant in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.0% | — |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 35.4% | +2.5% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 35.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 35.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.0% | 25.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.9% | 33.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 30.8% | 35.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg was 35.4% 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 35.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 40 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 19.0%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release