Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9638 NPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France is 0.9638 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France peaked at 0.9638 NPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8408 NPIA, in 2015.
That places France 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8448 NPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8408 NPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8425 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8438 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8418 NPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8544 NPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8749 NPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9638 NPIA | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8447 NPIA | 0.8408 NPIA | 0.8544 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9194 NPIA | 0.8749 NPIA | 0.9638 NPIA | 2 |
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 0.9638 NPIA 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 0.9638 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8408 NPIA in 2015.
- 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 14.1%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release