Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban was 50.6% 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 50.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 50.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 8th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.0% | — |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 50.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 50.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.0%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … male 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 | +75.1% | 16.6% | 29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 20.1% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 16.6% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 36.5% | 49.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 46.7% | 50.6% | 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 50.6% 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 50.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 8th out of 102 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 12.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release