Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France
France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 91.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 91.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France peaked at 91.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2010.
France ranks 12th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 80.8% | — |
| 2007 | 80.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 80.5% | 85.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 79.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.1% | 91.4% | 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, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in France was 91.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2010.
- How does France rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- France ranks 12th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release