Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.716 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.716 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France peaked at 0.7259 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5624 LPIA, in 2020.
France ranks 20th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6521 LPIA | 0.6086 LPIA | 0.6894 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6837 LPIA | 0.6001 LPIA | 0.7259 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6642 LPIA | 0.5624 LPIA | 0.716 LPIA | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France was 0.716 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7259 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5624 LPIA in 2020.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- France ranks 20th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release