Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 90.8% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France peaked at 90.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2014.
France ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 81.4% | — |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.4% | 85.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 85.9% | 90.8% | 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 90.8% 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 90.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- France ranks 26th out of 36 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 11.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release