Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 74.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 74.3% for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg peaked at 74.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1999.
That places Luxembourg 33rd out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.1% | 63.1% | 63.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.1% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 67.9% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.2% | 74.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Luxembourg was 74.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1999.
- How does Luxembourg rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Luxembourg ranks 33rd out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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