Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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% |
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 |
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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 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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February 2026 Data Release