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Commission

Erasmus+ 2020 in numbers 

Erasmus+ strengthens education and youth systems and improves employability through
funding for education, training, youth and sport. Between 2014 and 2020, Erasmus+ has
given 3.7 % of young people in the EU a chance to study, train, volunteer or gain
professional experience abroad. The budget for Erasmus+ was €3.37 billion in 2020.
Luxembourg  National Agencies are responsible for managing most parts of the programme in each
Joined Erasmus in 1988  country. 

Learning abroad  Grants Participants Projects

Erasmus+ helps people of all € 3.48 million 2 681 48
ages and backgrounds
develop and share knowledge
and experience at institutions €24 375 26 1
and organisations in different 6
€1 100 869 762
countries. It enhances skills 2
and intercultural awareness €1 551 002
5
and helps people become
1 638 60
engaged citizens. 
195 34
€673 345
€130 770

Adult Higher School Vocational Education Youth

Education Education Education and Training

In 2020, 2 681 participants in 48 Luxembourgish projects benefited from mobility in higher education, vocational education and
training, school education, adult learning and youth for a total grant amount of € 3.48 million. 

Strategic Grants Organisations Projects

Partnerships  € 4.88 million 166 28
Strategic Partnerships support
the development of innovative
practices as well as
€1 083 916 €1 152 469 40 7 7
cooperation, peer learning and 48
exchanges of good practices
between schools, universities
public authorties and €578 737 15 2 2
€625 089
12
entreprises, to create more
relevant and modern
€1 441 433 51 10
education, training and youth
systems 

ERASMUS+ FURTHER SUPPORTED LUXEMBOURGISH ORGANISATIONS 

2  Capacity building projects   in the 2  Cooperation projects   between 5  Collaborative partnerships  in the
field of education and youth  higher education institutions and field of sport 
businesses (knowledge alliances) and
vocational education and training
0  Erasmus Mundus   joint master institutions and businesses (sector skills 0  Social inclusion  projects in
degrees, which enable students to study alliances)  Education, Training and Youth 

in at least two countries 

 Luxembourg 

Erasmus+ higher TOP 3 

TOP 3 

education  Sending institutions  Receiving countries 

Higher education students 1. UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG  1. Germany 
can study or train in a
2. École d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du 2. France 
company, and staff can teach
Luxembourg  3. Belgium 
or train abroad. 
3. Centre Hollenfels - Education au
développement durable 

Students and Trainees

Total outgoing/incoming

Students Trainees to/from partner countries Students and Trainees

OUTGOING STUDENTS AND TRAINEES

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
750
Total:
​Total: 564 Total:
​Total: 538 Total:
​Total: 543 Total:
​Total:
1 595 Total:
​Total: 434
1 0 2
77 79
79 64
500 1
17

250

486 459 477 515 416

0

Students Trainees Students and trainees to/from partner countries

INCOMING STUDENTS AND TRAINEES

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
2k
Total:
​Total: 934 Total:
​Total: 1 077 Total:
​Total: 1 210 Total:
​Total: 1 414 Total:
​Total: 1 546
21
22
26
14
20
1k

777 930 1 049 1 261 1 384

137 133 135 131 141
0

Students Trainees Students and trainees to/from partner countries

STAFF  Direction/Period 2015/16  2016/17  2017/18  2018/19  2019/20 

Outgoing  34  56  65  44  13 

Incoming  55  85  109  75  39 

The 34 Erasmus+ Programme Countries are the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, North Macedonia and Turkey. Partner countries
are all other countries in the world. 

LU National Agency
EDUCATION AND YOUTH FIELDS:
Anefore Asbi website link [https://www.anefore.lu]

Source: The Erasmus+ Annual Report 2020 [https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/about/statistics]. © European Commission, 2020 | Charts:
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