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, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg is 77.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 78.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2003.
Luxembourg ranks 40th of 108 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 education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.1% | 54.1% | 63.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.5% | 77.4% | 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 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 78.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 40th out of 108 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 0.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release