Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France
France: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) was 99.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France is 99.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France peaked at 99.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 1981.
That places France 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.8% | 90.6% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 93.5% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 21 Lithuania 99.4% compare
- 22 Latvia 99.4% compare
- 23 Malaysia 99.4% compare
- 25 Switzerland 99.2% compare
- 26 United States 99.2% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.2% compare
More education data for France
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in France was 99.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 1981.
- How does France rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- France ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release