Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 46.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 46.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 46.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1992.
That places Luxembourg 18th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.0% | — |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +65.0% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 46.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 46.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 7.0% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 11.7% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 29.0% | 40.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 39.9% | 46.0% | 3 |
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 46.0% 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 46.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1992.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th out of 128 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 28.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release