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Apprenticeships and vocational education and training (VET) in Luxembourg: 1 apprenticeship scheme · 39 VET policies (7 on apprenticeship) · 82 indicators with data.

Apprenticeship schemes

Luxembourg has 1 mainstream apprenticeship scheme in Cedefop's European database on apprenticeship schemes.

Apprenticeship contract

Contrat d'apprentissage

Apprentices train for the CCP, DAP or DT qualifications with an employer and chamber oversight, in a system spanning three languages and strong cross-border participation.

Education level
Upper secondary (EQF 2–4)
Duration
2–4 yrs by qualification (CCP 2–3, DAP ~3, DT ~4)
Time at the workplace
Mostly at work (≥2/3) — 1–2 school days/week; most tracks over 50% practical
Apprentice compensation
Wage
Pay (as stated)
Set annually by Grand-ducal regulation (e.g. EUR 529–1 345/month); employer-paid, state reimburses contributions
Apprentices
3 819 learners (2025/26)
Qualification
CCP (EQF 2), DAP (EQF 3), DT (EQF 4)

Source: Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's coded answers (filters and the comparison matrix) are imported directly from the 2026 fiches. The short descriptions (overview, duration, learners, pay) were condensed by hand and checked against the fiche text on 2026-10-01. The official fiches remain authoritative.

Key figures

Latest value for Luxembourg on the main measures of vocational education and work-based learning, with the EU-27 figure for the same year where one is published. Select an indicator for its map, ranking, trend and downloads.

IndicatorLuxembourgEU-27Year
Recent VET graduates who had work-based learningEurostat · tps0021534.5%64.4%2023
Share of upper-secondary VET pupils in work-based programmesEurostat; calculation by Apprentix · educ_uoe_enrs0421.2%24.7% d2024
Pupils in combined school- and work-based upper-secondary VETEurostat · educ_uoe_enrs043,459 pupils2,262,565 pupils d2024
IVET students as % of all upper secondary studentsCedefop · KIVET 101057.2%49.4%2024
Employment rate of recent VET graduatesEurostat · edat_lfse_2480.0%80.7%2023
Employment premium for recent IVET graduates (over general stream) (%)Cedefop · KIVET 2090a26.3% u16.3%2019
Employment rate of adults with vocational vs general upper-secondary qualifications (OECD)Vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education; From 25 to 64 yearsOECD71.0%—2024
Enterprises employing initial-VET participantsEurostat · trng_cvt_34s23.8% of enterprises32.4% of enterprises2020
IVET learners who benefitted from a learning mobility abroad (%)Cedefop · KIVET 10260.8%2.2% dV2021
Erasmus+ VET mobility projectsEuropean Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results · ErasmusPlus_KA16 projects6,890 projects2025
Early leavers from education and training (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30107.8% u9.4%2024
NEET rate for 15-29 year-olds (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30308.8%11.0%2025

Sources: Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0). Totals only (default breakdown). Letters after a value are the publisher's flags; hover for their meaning.

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Recent apprenticeship policies

Cedefop and ReferNet track 39 VET policies in Luxembourg since 2015, of which 7 concern apprenticeship or work-based learning. The most recently reported:

  1. Monitoring VET graduates (TEVA Barometer)Practical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  2. Promoting apprenticeshipsPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  3. Efficient guidance provisionRegulation/Legislation · Implementation phase (2025)
  4. Adapting VET offer to labour market needsPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  5. VET responses to COVID-19 crisisPractical measure/Initiative · Discontinued (2022)
  6. Employment reintegration contractPractical measure/Initiative · Completed (2022)
  7. Legislative framework for VET and apprenticeshipRegulation/Legislation · Approved/agreed (2019)

Source: Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update) (CC-BY-4.0).

Sources and licences

Apprenticeship schemes
Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's legal notice: reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Fiches also credit national ReferNet experts. Read 2026-10-01.
Key figures
Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Eurostat; calculation by Apprentix (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); OECD (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0).
Policies
Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update). CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Cedefop, & ReferNet. (2026). Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update): Research dataset [Data set].
Last updated
2026-10-01

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