Share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 94.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg stood at 94.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg peaked at 98.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1870.
That places Luxembourg 68th out of 111 regions with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1890s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1920s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 16.2% | 9.9% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 1940s | 38.5% | 33.9% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 60.6% | 55.9% | 65.3% | 2 |
| 1960s | 75.9% | 71.1% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 95.1% | 91.4% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 94.5% | 95.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 93.3% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- 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 share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Luxembourg was 94.6% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1870.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th out of 111 regions with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.