Inequality in education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Inequality in education was 0.0541 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Luxembourg, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 0.0541 for inequality in education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Luxembourg peaked at 0.0943 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0516, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 136th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0744 | 0.053 | 0.0943 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0615 | 0.0516 | 0.0813 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,878 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Luxembourg?
- Inequality in education in Luxembourg was 0.0541 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0943 in 2015.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for inequality in education?
- Luxembourg ranks 136th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.