Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in France
France: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 24.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in France, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in France stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in France peaked at 24.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2014.
That places France 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in France, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.4% | — |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 19.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.0% | 24.4% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in France?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in France was 24.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- France ranks 40th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.