Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by was 72.78 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
72.78
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
21st
of 61 countries
All-time high
78.29
in 2003
All-time low
63.29
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2018
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg, 2000–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 72.78 for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg peaked at 78.29 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.29, in 2000.
Luxembourg ranks 21st of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.29 | — |
| 2003 | 78.29 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 77.21 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.08 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 75.67 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.18 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 72.78 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.72 | 63.29 | 78.29 | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.21 | 72.78 | 75.67 | 3 |
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More education data for Luxembourg
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.22 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg?
- Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by in Luxembourg was 72.78 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 78.29 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.29 in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st out of 61 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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