Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 53.9% 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 53.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 55.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2006.
That places Luxembourg 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 24.4% | — |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 24.4% | 33.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 35.0% | 50.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 48.0% | 55.6% | 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 53.9% 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 55.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 3rd out of 30 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 22.8%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release