Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 35.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg is 35.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 35.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2006.
That places Luxembourg 16th out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 16.2% | — |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.2% | 22.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 22.7% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.3% | 35.6% | 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 35.6% 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 35.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 16th 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 35.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release