Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 69.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
192nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
69.0%
in 2024
All-time low
26.3%
in 1981
Years of data
49
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 69.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg peaked at 69.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1981.
Luxembourg ranks 192nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.9% | — |
| 1972 | 53.7% | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 67.9% | +46.1% |
| 1976 | 65.6% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 64.8% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 67.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 68.6% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 26.3% | -61.6% |
| 1982 | 28.2% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 30.8% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 37.1% | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +126.9% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.9% | 46.5% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 26.3% | 68.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 29.1% | 66.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 65.1% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 66.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 65.9% | 69.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 189 Romania 70.2% compare
- 190 Slovakia 69.7% compare
- 191 Australia 69.0% compare
- 193 North Macedonia 68.8% compare
- 194 Montenegro 67.8% compare
- 195 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 66.9% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Luxembourg was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 69.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1981.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Luxembourg ranks 192nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release