Canada vs France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Canada
88.4%
in 2025
France
87.6%
in 2025
Canada rank
37th
France rank
39th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 88.4% against 87.6% in France, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 164 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.6% | 68.0% | 14.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 76.4% | 9.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 80.5% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 83.7% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 86.7% | 1.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Canada or France?
- Canada, at 88.4% against 87.6% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Canada and France?
- 0.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Canada ranks 37th and France ranks 39th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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