Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.4936 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in France, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France stood at 0.4936 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France peaked at 0.4936 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3958 LPIA, in 2020.
That places France 28th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4637 LPIA | 0.4512 LPIA | 0.4763 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4493 LPIA | 0.3958 LPIA | 0.4936 LPIA | 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)
- 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 0.4936 LPIA 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 0.4936 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3958 LPIA in 2020.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- France ranks 28th out of 84 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 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release