Country profile

Luxembourg

Europe & Central AsiaHigh income677K inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

Composite GEFRI Score

Progressing readiness

Luxembourg shows progressing readiness (84th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

70.23Composite score

Global percentile: 84th
Global rank: #30
Regional rank: #21
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Infrastructure

76.09

97th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42

Human Capital

50.35

51st percentileGlobal avg. 46.98

Innovation

39.85

48th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60

Governance

92.23

99th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71

Access & Parity

92.64

92nd percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Luxembourg shows strong future-readiness momentum, with clear strengths in School Access and Gender Parity (93, 92nd percentile), Governance (92, 99th percentile), and Infrastructure (76, 97th percentile).

Wide gaps between dimensions reveal structural weaknesses that slow coordinated progress. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy and regulatory teams coordinate effectively, keeping reforms aligned and providing the stability needed for long-term educational planning. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.

Innovation presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Luxembourg leads most clearly in Governance, sitting well above the peer average.

Areas with room to grow: Human Capital (50, 51st percentile) and Innovation (40, 48th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.

Note: Most indicators rely on observed data, offering a dependable evidence base for decisions.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 84th percentile.
Places 30th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 21st within Europe & Central Asia.
Scores range from Access & Parity (92.6) to Innovation (39.9), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI score

Global rank	Regional rank	Country	Score
1	1	Denmark	82.00
4	2	Switzerland	78.09
6	3	Netherlands	77.83
7	4	Sweden	77.29
8	5	United Kingdom	77.03
9	6	Austria	76.84
10	7	Finland	76.84
12	8	Germany	76.42
13	9	Norway	76.31
15	10	France	75.63
18	11	Portugal	73.38
19	12	Estonia	73.29
22	13	Czechia	72.28
23	14	Iceland	72.00
24	15	Slovenia	71.90
25	16	Lithuania	71.83
26	17	Belgium	71.76
27	18	Ireland	71.34
28	19	Poland	71.15
29	20	Spain	70.41
30	21	Luxembourg	70.23
31	22	Italy	70.15
33	23	Greece	69.96
35	24	Cyprus	69.32
36	25	Latvia	68.81
—	—	LiechtensteinMicrostate	68.27
37	26	Hungary	66.71
38	27	Croatia	66.50
—	—	San MarinoMicrostate	64.62
—	—	GibraltarMicrostate	64.49
—	—	AndorraMicrostate	64.13
40	28	Bulgaria	63.95
43	29	Moldova	63.48
44	30	Serbia	63.27
46	31	Turkiye	62.68
—	—	MonacoMicrostate	62.44
48	32	Slovak Republic	61.61
51	33	Montenegro	60.77
52	34	Armenia	60.50
—	—	Channel IslandsMicrostate	60.45
54	35	Albania	60.15
—	—	Isle of ManMicrostate	60.00
55	36	Russian Federation	59.93
—	—	Faroe IslandsMicrostate	59.77
57	37	Kazakhstan	59.29
58	38	Georgia	58.71
60	39	North Macedonia	58.45
61	40	Belarus	57.83
69	41	Uzbekistan	56.65
70	42	Bosnia and Herzegovina	56.62
—	—	GreenlandMicrostate	56.39
78	43	Romania	54.34
80	44	Kyrgyz Republic	54.07
88	45	Kosovo	51.19
92	46	UkraineFCS	50.59
100	47	Azerbaijan	48.44
104	48	Turkmenistan	46.09
107	49	Tajikistan	43.87