Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France
France: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
France ranks 22nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in France was 0.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- France ranks 22nd out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.