Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8036 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France, 2004–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France stood at 0.8036 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in France peaked at 0.8036 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.66 LPIA, in 2004.
That places France 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7157 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.769 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7637 LPIA | 0.7181 LPIA | 0.8036 LPIA | 9 |
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 0.8036 LPIA in 2019, 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 0.8036 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 LPIA in 2004.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- France ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release