Assessment of the 2020 National Reform Programme

From the perspective of primary, secondary and higher education, the 2020 NRP focuses on the two objectives (1) dropping out of school with a target rate under 10% and (2) higher education with a target rate of people between 30 and 34 years of age having a HE qualification reaches 66%. At first glance, both of these target rates may not appear ambitious enough, since similar results have already been achieved in previous years (e.g., 9.3% ESL rate in 2015; see section 2.0). Nevertheless, in view of the specific situation of Luxembourg, which has the highest proportion of foreigners in the European Union, the rates described in the 2020 NRP appear appropriate. In order to achieve the objectives of the 2020 NRP on the ESL rate and the HE rate, the considerations formulated on lifelong learning appear to be of particular importance.