Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in France
France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 92.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in France, 2006β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 92.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in France peaked at 92.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2006.
France ranks 15th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 84.0% | 86.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 85.0% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 91.3% | 92.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 12 United States 94.0% compare
- 13 Greece 93.9% compare
- 14 Peru 93.6% compare
- 16 Switzerland 92.6% compare
- 17 Portugal 92.4% compare
- 18 Russian Federation 92.1% 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, upper secondary education, female in France?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in France was 92.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2006.
- How does France rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- France ranks 15th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release