France vs Germany: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity
France
0.9999 LPIA
in 2021
Germany
1.02 LPIA
in 2021
France rank
14th
Germany rank
13th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.02 LPIA against 0.9999 LPIA in France, a difference of 0.0201 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 88 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9983 LPIA | 1.07 LPIA | 0.072 LPIA | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 0.0228 LPIA | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 0.0189 LPIA | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 1.02 LPIA against 0.9999 LPIA in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity between France and Germany?
- 0.0201 LPIA, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- France ranks 14th and Germany ranks 13th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release