Tertiary education participation in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Tertiary education participation was 6.1 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
6.1
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
34th
of 35 countries
All-time high
6.1
in 2012
All-time low
1.8
in 1998
Years of data
9
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Luxembourg, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 6.1 for tertiary education participation in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Luxembourg peaked at 6.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1998.
Luxembourg ranks 34th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.74 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More education data for Luxembourg
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5,878 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Luxembourg?
- Tertiary education participation in Luxembourg was 6.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1998.
- How does Luxembourg rank for tertiary education participation?
- Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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