Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in France
France: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.6503 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6503 LPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.6503 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.4291 LPIA
in 2020
Years of data
9
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France stood at 0.6503 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in France peaked at 0.6503 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4291 LPIA, in 2020.
France ranks 20th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in France, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5864 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.5791 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5993 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5948 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4935 LPIA | -17.0% |
| 2019 | 0.612 LPIA | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4291 LPIA | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6399 LPIA | +49.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6503 LPIA | +1.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.6503 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- France's 0.6503 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6185 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5775 LPIA | 0.4935 LPIA | 0.612 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5731 LPIA | 0.4291 LPIA | 0.6503 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.6503 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 0.6503 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4291 LPIA in 2020.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- France ranks 20th out of 80 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 10.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release