Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 24.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Luxembourg, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Luxembourg stood at 24.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Luxembourg peaked at 24.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2015.
That places Luxembourg 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23.5% | — |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -37.2% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.8% | 19.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 24.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 46 Philippines 25.0% compare
- 47 France 24.5% compare
- 48 Czechia 24.4% compare
- 50 Madagascar 24.2% compare
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 24.2% compare
- 52 Albania 24.1% compare
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Luxembourg was 24.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2015.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Luxembourg ranks 49th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release