Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9542 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9542 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
27th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.9542 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9252 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France stood at 0.9542 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
That places France 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9296 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9252 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9353 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9422 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9542 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.937 GPIA | 0.9252 GPIA | 0.9484 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9542 GPIA | 0.9542 GPIA | 0.9542 GPIA | 1 |
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 0.9542 GPIA in 2020, 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 0.9542 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9252 GPIA in 2015.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- France ranks 27th out of 31 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release