Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9764 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France is 0.9764 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France peaked at 0.9764 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9112 GPIA, in 2005.
That places France 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.9116 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9112 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9274 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9232 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9321 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9264 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9318 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9377 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9327 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9324 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9387 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9445 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9549 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9504 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9679 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9211 GPIA | 0.9112 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.939 GPIA | 0.9264 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9681 GPIA | 0.9558 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France was 0.9764 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9764 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9112 GPIA in 2005.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- France ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release