Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.8176 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France is 0.8176 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France peaked at 0.8176 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6536 GPIA, in 2014.
France ranks 49th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6536 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.6762 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6741 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7037 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7552 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7412 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7753 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7784 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7724 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8176 GPIA | +5.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.8176 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- France's 0.8176 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.04 GPIA, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7007 GPIA | 0.6536 GPIA | 0.7552 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7859 GPIA | 0.7724 GPIA | 0.8176 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
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 master's or equivalent in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France was 0.8176 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8176 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6536 GPIA in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- France ranks 49th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release