Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France
France: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France, 1990–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France is 39.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France peaked at 39.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1990.
France ranks 38th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.3% | — |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +92.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 19.7% | 24.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 34.9% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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 educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France was 39.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1990.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- France ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.