France vs GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes

France
98.3%
in 2021
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
76.2%
in 2025
France rank
22nd
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
20th

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

France currently reports 98.3% against 76.2% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 22nd and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 20th of 92 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
2000s 98.5% 67.1% 31.4% France
2010s 98.6% 70.3% 28.3% France
2020s 98.2% 72.8% 25.5% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes, France or GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
France, at 98.3% against 76.2% in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2021.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes between France and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
22.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
How do France and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
France ranks 22nd and GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 20th of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,462 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release