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, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 76.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 78.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 18th of 38 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 | 59.8% | — |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 59.8% | 71.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 71.9% | 78.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 72.4% | 77.7% | 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 78.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 18th out of 38 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 0.3%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release