Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France
France: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 91.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France is 91.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France peaked at 91.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2006.
That places France 17th out of 90 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 81.5% | — |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 81.5% | 83.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 82.3% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 87.7% | 91.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 14 Switzerland 92.1% compare
- 15 Peru 91.7% compare
- 16 Romania 91.5% compare
- 18 Portugal 90.6% compare
- 19 Russian Federation 90.3% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 90.2% compare
More education data for France
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in France was 91.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2006.
- How does France rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- France ranks 17th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release