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Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Luxembourg: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 92.2% (2020), 52nd of 176 in the world and 28th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 99.2% (2024), 106th of 191 in the world and 35th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 76.5% (2024), 138th of 168 in the world and 46th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
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Education: Luxembourg in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 92.2%2020 | 52/176 | 28/51 | 77.7% | 89.2% | 92.2% | +3.0 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 99.2%2024 | 106/191 | 35/53 | 99.4%2001 | 98.0% | 98.6% | +1.9 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 76.5%2024 | 138/168 | 46/47 | · | 87.9% | 77.3% | −5.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 108.6%2024 | 27/176 | 15/53 | 95.7%2001 | 100.1% | 107.1% | +4.0 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 99.9%2024 | 25/168 | 10/50 | · | 100.2% | 100.3% | −0.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 22.4%2024 | 125/172 | 51/52 | 9.9%2001 | 18.2% | 20.0% | +3.3 ppsince 2012 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.3%2024 | 161/178 | 43/51 | 3.2%2001 | 3.9% | 1.6% | −2.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 8.32016 | 171/173 | 46/48 | 11.72001 | 9.3 | · | −25%since 2006 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.7%2022 | 111/184 | 37/49 | 3.5%2001 | 3.9%2012 | 3.9% | −0.1 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 8.5%2022 | 160/179 | 44/49 | 9.3%2001 | 9.3%2012 | 8.2% | −0.8 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+3.0 pp92.2% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+4.0 pp108.6% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+3.3 pp22.4% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−2.8 pp0.3% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−5.1 pp76.5% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−0.3 pp99.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Luxembourg and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Luxembourg. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Luxembourg | Germany | France | Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 92.2%2020 | 108.0%2020 | 106.7%2020 | 112.4%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 99.2%2024 | 102.6%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 102.1%2023 |
| Primary completion | 76.5%2024 | 96.8%2024 | — | — |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.6%2024 | 100.2%2024 | 103.8%2024 | 143.0%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 99.9%2024 | 71.4%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 92.4%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 22.4%2024 | 76.7%2024 | 71.5%2024 | 82.1%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.3%2024 | 0.3%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 1.7%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 8.32016 | 12.32017 | 18.22013 | 11.32017 |
| Education spending | 3.7%2022 | 5.2%2022 | 5.3%2022 | 6.3%2022 |