Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 57.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Luxembourg, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 57.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Luxembourg peaked at 68.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 2024.
Luxembourg ranks 20th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.0% | — |
| 1999 | 63.7% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 59.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | -2.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 57.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 57.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 63.7% | 68.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 60.4% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 59.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 57.2% | 62.0% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Luxembourg?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Luxembourg was 57.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.2% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release