Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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% |
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
- 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 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