Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 75.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 75.5% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 75.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.7%, in 2001.
Luxembourg ranks 41st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2001 | 47.7% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 69.2% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 47.7% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 69.2% | 73.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 71.0% | 75.9% | 3 |
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 75.5% 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 75.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 41st 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 2.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release