Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 76.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg is 76.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 76.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1993.
That places Luxembourg 46th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.9% | — |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +48.5% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | +24.3% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.7% | 24.9% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 41.8% | 70.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.2% | 75.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 71.2% | 76.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 43 France 76.7% compare
- 44 Tajikistan 76.2% compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 76.1% compare
- 47 New Zealand 74.6% compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 74.0% compare
- 49 Belgium 74.0% 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 76.0% 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 76.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 46th out of 141 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 0.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release