Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France
France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 90.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France peaked at 90.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2006.
That places France 14th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 79.8% | 78.8% | 80.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 79.0% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 84.9% | 90.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in France was 90.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2006.
- How does France rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- France ranks 14th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release