Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9682 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg is 0.9682 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6414 GPIA, in 1996.
Luxembourg ranks 68th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6414 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.6626 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | +66.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7413 GPIA | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8461 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.836 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8253 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8837 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8903 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9031 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9084 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9304 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9084 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9748 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.914 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9336 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9626 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9515 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9682 GPIA | +1.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.9682 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.9682 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +66.2% | 0.6626 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA |
| 2003 | -32.7% | 1.1 GPIA | 0.7413 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.652 GPIA | 0.6414 GPIA | 0.6626 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8723 GPIA | 0.7413 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.8903 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9547 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 0.9682 GPIA | 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 0.9682 GPIA 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 1.1 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6414 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th out of 137 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 4.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release