Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.6407 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France, 2004β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France stood at 0.6407 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France peaked at 0.6595 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5322 LPIA, in 2020.
That places France 25th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5876 LPIA | 0.5571 LPIA | 0.6085 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6163 LPIA | 0.5766 LPIA | 0.6595 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6146 LPIA | 0.5322 LPIA | 0.6476 LPIA | 4 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
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 0.6407 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 0.6595 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5322 LPIA in 2020.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- France ranks 25th out of 70 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 2.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release