Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg is 8.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 172nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.3% | — |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -2.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 8.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 74% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 8.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg was 8.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Luxembourg ranks 172nd out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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