Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 76.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg is 76.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 76.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2002.
That places Luxembourg 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.4% | — |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 42.4% | 52.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 62.3% | 72.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 71.6% | 76.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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 upper secondary education or in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg was 76.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2002.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release