Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent 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 rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in France peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
France ranks 22nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in France, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- France's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in France was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- France ranks 22nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release