Luxembourg — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Luxembourg, 1970–2022.
Education spending for Luxembourg was 3.74% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1970 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 5.28% in 1982. The lowest was 2.30% in 1970 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.94% per year.
Luxembourg ranks 107 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 62%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Luxembourg sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 29% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved down 3%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 35 of 45 economies; Azerbaijan (3.66%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 37% in 1983.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1981. Doubling roughly every 74 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 22nd of 31 in 1970 → 27th of 63 in 1980 → 102nd of 157 in 2020 → 87th of 150 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2022
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.69% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 3.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.66% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.88% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 3.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 3.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 4.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 4.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.79% | +0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 3.32% | -2.0 pp |
| 1982 | 5.28% | +0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 4.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 4.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 4.34% | +0.6 pp |
| 1977 | 3.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 3.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 3.42% | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 2.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.86% | +0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Luxembourg’s Education spending in 1971?
2.86% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Luxembourg’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +62.8% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 3.74%; 2021: 3.69%; 2020: 3.85%; 2019: 3.74%; 2018: 3.66%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.