Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 77.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg stood at 77.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Luxembourg peaked at 79.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1993.
That places Luxembourg 43rd out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34.6% | — |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 77.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 77.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.4%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +26.5% | 39.9% | 50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 34.6% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 39.9% | 75.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 69.1% | 79.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 73.7% | 77.3% | 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 77.2% 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 79.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Luxembourg ranks 43rd out of 142 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 down 1.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release