UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 13.53 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
13.53
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
5th
of 91 countries
All-time high
14.09
in 2014
All-time low
8.27
in 1991
Years of data
11
1991–2015

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg, 1991–2015

0510151991200320151991: 8.32001: 10.92003: 10.62007: 11.32009: 13.62010: 13.62011: 13.62012: 13.82013: 142014: 14.12015: 13.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 13.53 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2015.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg peaked at 14.09 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.27, in 1991.

Luxembourg ranks 5th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Luxembourg, 1991 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1991 8.27
2001 10.87 +31.5%
2003 10.56 -2.8%
2007 11.31 +7.0%
2009 13.56 +19.9%
2010 13.59 +0.2%
2011 13.64 +0.4%
2012 13.76 +0.8%
2013 13.99 +1.7%
2014 14.09 +0.8%
2015 13.53 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.27 8.27 8.27 1
2000s 11.58 10.56 13.56 4
2010s 13.77 13.53 14.09 6

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 2 Germany 13.8 compare
  2. 3 United States of America 13.8 compare
  3. 4 Cayman Islands 13.61 compare
  4. 6 Switzerland 13.5 compare
  5. 7 Latvia 13.49 compare
  6. 8 Lithuania 13.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Luxembourg was 13.53 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 14.09 in 2014.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 8.27 in 1991.
How does Luxembourg rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Luxembourg ranks 5th out of 91 countries with data for 2015.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/