Labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labor force with advanced education was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg stood at 79.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg peaked at 81.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1994.
That places Luxembourg 47th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76.5% | — |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.5% | 68.0% | 79.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 76.7% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.7% | 79.2% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.3% | 80.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg?
- Labor force with advanced education in Luxembourg was 79.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1994.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Luxembourg ranks 47th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).