Luxembourg
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is strong, but Innovation lags
Luxembourg shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (84th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 84th
- Global rank
- #30
- Regional rank
- #21
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Country profile
Luxembourg shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Its strongest results are in School Access and Gender Parity (95, 95th percentile), Governance (92, 99th percentile) and Infrastructure (74, 96th 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.
A large research workforce accelerates experimentation, technology adoption, and applied innovation. 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 (51, 51st percentile) and Innovation (41, 42nd percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.
Most indicators are observed rather than imputed, so estimation uncertainty is limited.
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 (94.9) to Innovation (41.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Governance.
Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia
Composite GEFRI Score