Belgium vs France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
Belgium
90.7%
in 2025
France
90.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
40th
France rank
42nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 90.7% against 90.3% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 40th and France ranks 42nd of 164 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.3% | 67.3% | 5.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 79.2% | 77.4% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.4% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 85.8% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), Belgium or France?
- Belgium, at 90.7% against 90.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between Belgium and France?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Belgium ranks 40th and France ranks 42nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (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