Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 47.9% 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 47.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg peaked at 50.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 18th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.7% | — |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +96.8% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 11.1% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 27.9% | 44.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 42.4% | 50.1% | 3 |
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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 47.9% 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 50.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th 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 30.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release