Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 90.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in France peaked at 90.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1990.
That places France 43rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.4% | — |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +59.1% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 90.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- France's 90.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +59.1% | 44.4% | 70.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 70.7% | 75.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 76.4% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 84.4% | 90.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 40 Serbia 90.7% compare
- 41 Israel 90.7% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 90.7% compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 89.8% compare
- 45 Netherlands 89.7% compare
- 46 Bahrain 88.3% compare
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (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 90.5% 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 90.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1990.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- France ranks 43rd out of 132 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 14.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release