Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France
France: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 99.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 80 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2017
All-time low
98.5%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2006–2021
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 99.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France peaked at 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2010.
France ranks 15th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 98.9% | — |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.5% | 98.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in France was 99.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2010.
- How does France rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- France ranks 15th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release