Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total fell 13.6% to 24.2% in Luxembourg in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total in Luxembourg reached an all time high of 40.2% in 2004 and an all time low of 22.6% in 2014. When compared to Luxembourg's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total in Belgium amounted to 27.6%, 24.5% in France, 16.4% in Germany and 27.0% in Netherlands in 2016.
Luxembourg has been ranked 12th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 18.5% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 31.9% | 31.4% | 30.3% | 29.3% | ||||||||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.5% | 28.5% | 27.6% | 27.2% | 25.4% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.7% | 30.9% | 29.9% | 27.4% | 25.8% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | 17.6% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 16.4% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.7% | 47.8% | 46.6% | 45.6% | 44.5% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.6% | 26.8% | 25.8% | 23.3% | 22.6% | ||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 30.9% | 30.2% | 28.2% | 28.0% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5% | 16.0% | 15.3% | 14.6% | 13.9% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.6% | 49.4% | 48.9% | 48.1% | 47.2% | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.7% | 23.9% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 21.6% |