Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 78.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg is 78.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 83.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2001.
Luxembourg ranks 44th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.7% | — |
| 1996 | 49.6% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +55.1% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -0.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 78.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 78.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.6%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +55.1% | 37.5% | 58.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 47.7% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 37.5% | 79.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 69.9% | 83.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.1% | 79.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Luxembourg?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg was 78.5% 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 83.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 44th out of 140 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 down 3.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release