Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 89.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 89.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2014.
France ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.1% | 73.8% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 79.0% | 89.0% | 3 |
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 lower secondary education or in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France was 89.0% 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 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- France ranks 22nd out of 34 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 20.7%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release