Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France
France: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 35.6% 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 35.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France peaked at 35.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1990.
France ranks 37th of 108 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 | 12.7% | — |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +57.7% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 20.1% | 22.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 24.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 32.7% | 35.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.88 million (2024)
- 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)
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 35.6% 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 35.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1990.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- France ranks 37th out of 108 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 32.7%. 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+, male (%) (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.