Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.2701 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2701
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
58th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3813
in 2004
All-time low
0.249
in 2017
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.3812005: 0.3632006: 0.3592007: 0.352008: 0.3282009: 0.32010: 0.3012011: 0.3092012: 0.2982013: 0.3262014: 0.3472015: 0.3582016: 0.2552017: 0.2492018: 0.27

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 0.2701 for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg peaked at 0.3813 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.249, in 2017.

Luxembourg ranks 58th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector in Luxembourg, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.3813
2005 0.3631 -4.8%
2006 0.3593 -1.0%
2007 0.3501 -2.6%
2008 0.3278 -6.4%
2009 0.3004 -8.3%
2010 0.301 +0.2%
2011 0.3086 +2.6%
2012 0.2978 -3.5%
2013 0.3264 +9.6%
2014 0.3469 +6.3%
2015 0.3585 +3.3%
2016 0.2547 -29.0%
2017 0.249 -2.2%
2018 0.2701 +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.347 0.3004 0.3813 6
2010s 0.3014 0.249 0.3585 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 55 Cyprus 0.2921 compare
  2. 56 El Salvador 0.283 compare
  3. 57 Guatemala 0.2706 compare
  4. 59 Lithuania 0.2698 compare
  5. 60 Paraguay 0.2681 compare
  6. 61 Brazil 0.2657 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Luxembourg was 0.2701 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.3813 in 2004.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.249 in 2017.
How does Luxembourg rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Luxembourg ranks 58th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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