Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in France
France: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 78.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in France, 1993–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
France recorded 78.0% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in France peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 1993.
That places France 42nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in France, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47.9% | — |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 51.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 53.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66.3% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 47.9% | 51.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 53.1% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 61.9% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 73.4% | 78.0% | 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 upper secondary in France?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in France was 78.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- France ranks 42nd out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 completed upper secondary, 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 upper secondary education.