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
00.250.50.751200620132021

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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/completion-rate-upper-secondary-education-adjusted-location-parity-index-lpia-2/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/completion-rate-upper-secondary-education-adjusted-location-parity-index-lpia-2/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
88 places, 996 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release