Luxembourg: Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.19 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.74 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 3.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Luxembourg had the 1st highest value of the 36 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Luxembourg in the 2022 ranking

• Iceland — 2nd of 36: 97.6%
• Mexico — 3rd of 36: 97.45%
• Finland — 4th of 36: 97%

What this measures

Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).

Limitations: The indicator depends on comprehensive and accurate data regarding government expenditure by type and nature of spending. In some cases, data on total government expenditure on education only includes the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries that may also allocate part of their budget to educational services.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 10 values

Current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions) in nearby economies

• Andorra — 96.83% (2023)
• Armenia — 96.06% (2023)
• Austria — 90.36% (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 83.67% (2023)
• Belarus — 92.26% (2024)
• Belgium — 94.97% (2022)
• Bulgaria — 91.31% (2022)
• Croatia

More education data for Luxembourg

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 92.2% (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 43,020 (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 53,672 (2024)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 32,144 (2017)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Luxembourg's current education expenditure, tertiary (% of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions)?

98.21% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is up 11.63 percentage points from 86.58% in 2012. The highest value was 98.21% in 2022 and the lowest 69.47% in 2014.

How does Luxembourg rank?

1st highest of 36 economies with data for 2022.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.CTER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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