Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg peaked at 1.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1970.
That places Luxembourg 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.3% | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Luxembourg was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1970.
- How does Luxembourg rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Luxembourg ranks 58th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release