Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 6.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg peaked at 9.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2014.
That places Luxembourg 53rd out of 121 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 tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.8% | — |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 8.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Luxembourg was 6.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Luxembourg ranks 53rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release