Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 74.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 74.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2008.
Luxembourg ranks 25th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 52.8% | — |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.5% | 52.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.9% | 70.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 71.0% | 74.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 22 Belgium 77.0% compare
- 23 Montenegro 75.2% compare
- 24 Cyprus 75.1% compare
- 26 Netherlands 74.3% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 70.9% compare
- 28 Romania 68.3% compare
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 74.5% 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 74.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2008.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th out of 40 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 6.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release