Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.9941 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France peaked at 1 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9941 GPIA, in 2015.
That places France 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 16 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 17 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9941 GPIA in 2015.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary 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