Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 17.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in France, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France is 17.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France peaked at 17.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2020.
France ranks 30th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 9.9% | 17.4% | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France was 17.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- France ranks 30th out of 81 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release