Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Luxembourg, 1996–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 8.5% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Luxembourg peaked at 9.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
That places Luxembourg 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Luxembourg
- Exports of goods and services 170.56 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 69.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 61.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 51.00 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 6.62 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 68.8% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 192.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 13.41 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 15.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Luxembourg?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Luxembourg was 8.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Luxembourg ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.