School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.9528 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg is 0.9528 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg peaked at 0.9528 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4679 years, in 2006.
That places Luxembourg 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4959 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.5816 years | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.603 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4679 years | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5068 years | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8346 years | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8913 years | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.918 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.901 years | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8834 years | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8566 years | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8594 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.887 years | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9143 years | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9074 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9149 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9528 years | +4.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.9528 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.58 years, 27% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.9528 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.65 years, 26% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +64.7% | 0.5068 years | 0.8346 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.531 years | 0.4679 years | 0.603 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8778 years | 0.8346 years | 0.918 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9153 years | 0.887 years | 0.9528 years | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Luxembourg was 0.9528 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9528 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4679 years in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Luxembourg ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release