Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 46.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg stood at 46.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 47.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1992.
That places Luxembourg 8th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.2% | — |
| 1994 | 24.3% | +70.7% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -1.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 46.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 46.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +70.7% | 14.2% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 14.2% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.2% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 34.9% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 42.5% | 47.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 5 United Arab Emirates 53.3% compare
- 6 United States 47.6% compare
- 7 United Kingdom 46.8% compare
- 9 Switzerland 46.1% compare
- 10 Canada 45.4% compare
- 11 Ireland 45.1% compare
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 46.8% 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 47.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1992.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 129 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 11.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release