Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 49.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 49.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 50.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2003.
That places Luxembourg 12th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.7% | — |
| 1999 | 16.5% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +84.2% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | -2.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 49.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 49.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.3%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +84.2% | 13.8% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.5% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 13.8% | 25.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 32.1% | 45.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 44.6% | 50.4% | 4 |
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 49.3% 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 50.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 101 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 21.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release