Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 77.0% 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 77.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 77.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2006.
Luxembourg ranks 14th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.0% | — |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 59.0% | 67.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 68.9% | 75.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 71.2% | 77.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 11 Iceland 80.7% compare
- 12 United States 80.1% compare
- 13 Montenegro 79.8% compare
- 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 76.9% compare
- 16 Denmark 76.5% compare
- 17 Sweden 75.4% 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 77.0% 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 77.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th out of 33 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 2.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release