France vs Sweden: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
France
90.3%
in 2025
Sweden
90.8%
in 2025
France rank
42nd
Sweden rank
39th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 90.8% against 90.3% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
France ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th of 164 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.3% | 86.5% | 19.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 88.7% | 11.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 88.8% | 6.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 89.6% | 3.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 90.5% | 1.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 90.8% against 90.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between France and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- France ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 39th 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