Luxembourg: Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Luxembourg's lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 98.24% to 99.23%).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was −0.44 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.24 percentage points in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.31 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Luxembourg had the 19th highest value of the 91 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 2024 ranking

• Armenia — 15th of 91: 99.45%
• Norway — 16th of 91: 99.34%
• France — 17th of 91: 99.28%
• Estonia — 19th of 91: 98.81%
• Lithuania — 20th of 91: 97.97%
• Fiji — 21st of 91: 97.95%

What this measures

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.

Limitations: The data do not account for students who drop out during the final year of Lower secondary education. Therefore, this rate serves as a proxy and should be considered an upper estimate of the actual Lower secondary completion rate. There are many reasons why the primary completion rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.

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

All 18 values

Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in nearby economies

• Albania — 103.94% (2024)
• Andorra — 89.83% (2024)
• Armenia — 99.45% (2024)
• Austria — 95.52% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 80.29% (2024)
• Belarus — 101.23% (2024)
• Belgium — 91.07% (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 92.29% (2023)
• Bulgaria

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 lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)?

99.23% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 3.27 percentage points from 95.96% in 2006. The highest value was 119.13% in 2019 and the lowest 90.21% in 2008.

How does Luxembourg rank?

19th highest of 91 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) unusual for Luxembourg?

In 2024, Luxembourg's lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 98.24% to 99.23%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was −0.44 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 9.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.CMPT.LO.MA.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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