Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France
France: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 37.4% 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 37.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in France peaked at 37.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1990.
France ranks 39th of 110 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 | 11.4% | — |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +74.1% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.9% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 24.5% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 33.9% | 37.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (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 37.4% 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 37.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1990.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- France ranks 39th out of 110 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 36.7%. 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+, total (%) (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.