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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Luxembourg: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Luxembourg is placed 17th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.256 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 99.45 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
17th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 0.256Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 99.45Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 81.68Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Luxembourg on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Luxembourg’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.256
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Luxembourg: 0.256. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Europe
- 0.143 Switzerland
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 1.658 · Germany 0.274 · France 0.204
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Luxembourg’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
99.45
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Luxembourg: 99.45. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Europe
- 99.76 France
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 98.31 · Germany 98.37 · France 99.76
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
81.68
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Luxembourg: 81.68. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Europe
- 92.96 Switzerland
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 86.34 · Germany 80.95 · France 87.56
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Luxembourg, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Europe
- 1.732 Monaco
02Over time
Which way Luxembourg is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
LuxembourgWorld median
Luxembourg fell from 3.188 in 2001 to 0.256 in 2024; the world median went from 4.051 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Luxembourg World median 2024 0.256 3.691 2023 0.596 3.393 2022 0.345 3.002 2021 1.653 3.330 2020 1.595 2.678 2019 1.480 2.758 2018 2.448 2.439 2017 3.306 2.907 2016 2.620 2.954 2015 2.628 3.052 2014 3.021 3.904 2013 2.717 3.413 2012 1.939 3.408 2011 4.963 3.626 2010 3.860 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 3.201 3.878 2007 3.024 4.029 2006 2.942 4.338 2005 2.615 4.571 2004 4.496 3.791 2003 4.412 4.412 2002 2.744 4.144 2001 3.188 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
LuxembourgWorld median
Luxembourg rose from 96.31 in 2001 to 99.45 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Luxembourg World median 2024 99.449 85.9 2023 99.185 87.6 2022 99.004 87.7 2021 98.473 87.0 2020 98.567 88.3 2019 97.964 88.8 2018 95.621 89.6 2017 98.202 87.4 2016 95.444 87.9 2015 98.563 88.2 2014 99.014 89.2 2013 98.999 88.0 2012 97.820 85.4 2011 96.686 86.2 2010 92.727 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 93.380 85.8 2007 95.235 86.7 2006 95.973 84.0 2005 94.073 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 96.620 80.0 2001 96.309 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
LuxembourgWorld median
Luxembourg rose from 68.18 in 2000 to 81.68 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Luxembourg World median 2025 81.7 64.9 2024 81.2 65.0 2023 80.7 64.2 2022 80.2 63.6 2021 79.8 62.9 2020 79.3 62.2 2019 78.8 61.5 2018 78.5 60.9 2017 78.1 60.5 2016 77.8 60.1 2015 77.6 58.9 2014 77.5 57.0 2013 77.4 54.7 2012 77.3 52.4 2011 77.2 50.9 2010 76.9 49.5 2009 76.5 48.5 2008 75.9 47.4 2007 75.2 46.2 2006 74.5 45.0 2005 73.7 43.8 2004 72.7 42.9 2003 71.7 41.6 2002 70.5 40.3 2001 69.4 39.0 2000 68.2 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
LuxembourgWorld median
Luxembourg rose from 3.54 in 2001 to 3.745 in 2022; the world median went from 4.1 to 4.057.
Every year’s figures
Year Luxembourg World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 3.745 4.0570 2021 3.685 4.2611 2020 3.855 4.4056 2019 3.737 4.1407 2018 3.658 4.2159 2017 3.486 4.1401 2016 — 4.2342 2015 3.768 4.2386 2014 3.856 4.2005 2013 — 4.3493 2012 3.878 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 3.540 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Luxembourg beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Luxembourg and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 10th | 0.204 | 99.76 | 87.56 | — |
| Luxembourg | 17th | 0.256 | 99.45 | 81.68 | — |
 Germany | =19th | 0.274 | 98.37 | 80.95 | — |
 Belgium | 29th | 1.658 | 98.31 | 86.34 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Luxembourg in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Luxembourg is ahead of the world, and behind
29 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median20
Statistics on which Luxembourg does better than the middle country measured.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.022.9534.02No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 2.95 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 124th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0898.7760.08No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 98.77 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8641.8519.86No real change since 2014
Luxembourg: 41.85 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 3rd of 90 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49451.465.494▼ Worsened since 2015
Luxembourg: 51.46 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 5th of 75 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.9180.619▲ Improved since 2015
Luxembourg: 0.918 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 11th of 176 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.19108.5893.19▲ Improved since 2014
Luxembourg: 108.58 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 15th of 109 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9395.8265.93▲ Improved since 2014
Luxembourg: 95.82 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 17th of 120 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.955,359701.95No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 5,359 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 145 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.599.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Luxembourg: 12.59 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 30th of 193 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3431.6976.343▲ Improved since 2014
Luxembourg: 1.697 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32492.85414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Luxembourg: 492.85 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 36th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.972.7848.9No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 72.78 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9419.7967.941▲ Improved since 2010
Luxembourg: 9.796 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 172 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7677.2265.76▼ Worsened since 2013
Luxembourg: 77.22 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 35th of 95 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5970.7158.59No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 70.71 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3414.3613.34No real change since 2013
Luxembourg: 14.36 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 79th of 195 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.070.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Luxembourg: 1.07 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 35th of 84 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4398.6297.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Luxembourg: 98.62 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 68th of 165 · derived.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2189.7589.21No real change since 2015
Luxembourg: 89.75 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 79th of 164 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8117.8617.81▼ Worsened since 2012
Luxembourg: 17.86 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 34th of 68 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Luxembourg does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.1591.244▼ Worsened since 2015
Luxembourg: 1.159 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 27th of 95 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5914.4614.59▲ Improved since 2015
Luxembourg: 14.46 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 41st of 77 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7722.4152.77▼ Worsened since 2015
Luxembourg: 22.41 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 95 · derived.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.279167.185.279No real change since 2015
Luxembourg: 167.18 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6019.6825.601Moved since 2014
Luxembourg: 9.682 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,7082,240Moved since 2022
Luxembourg: 2,708 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 222No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 2 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1732.0638.17No earlier reading
Luxembourg: 32.06 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.332.1635.3Moved since 2014
Luxembourg: 32.16 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
No current reading for Luxembourg
Adult Literacy Rate, Government Spending on Education (last 2022), Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Electricity (last 2021), Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching (last 2021), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Trust in Scientists (last 2018), Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion and Youth Literacy Rate. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Luxembourg’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Luxembourg’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience2nd of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing4th of 2003/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture9th of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security9th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties12th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation12th of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions16th of 1944/4 keys
- Energy14th of 1653/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge17th of 1983/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital23rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequality21st of 1593/3 keys
- Digital & Technology31st of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 46th of 1772/4 keys
- Work & Labour49th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 62nd of 1833/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability135th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Luxembourg can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
Greece2nd3/4 keysHighest in Western Europe
Switzerland9th3/4 keysThis page
Luxembourg17th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Luxembourg on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Luxembourg rank on education & knowledge?
Luxembourg is placed 17th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Luxembourg?
0.256 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Luxembourg?
99.45 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Luxembourg compare with Germany on education & knowledge?
Germany is placed joint 19th of 198, and Luxembourg 17th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Germany 0.274, Luxembourg 0.256; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Germany 98.37, Luxembourg 99.45; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Germany 80.95, Luxembourg 81.68.
How have Luxembourg’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 3.188 in 2001 to 0.256 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 96.31 in 2001 to 99.45 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 68.18 in 2000 to 81.68 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.54 in 2001 to 3.745 in 2022.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Luxembourg?
No current reading is published for Luxembourg on Adult Literacy Rate, Government Spending on Education, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Primary Schools with Electricity, Primary Schools with Internet for Teaching, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Trust in Scientists, Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion and Youth Literacy Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 29 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Luxembourg’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Luxembourg (banner) — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Luxembourg: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/luxembourg/education