Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 150th of 170 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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 150th out of 170 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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