Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.02 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.9959 LPIA
in 2018
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 LPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France peaked at 1.02 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9959 LPIA, in 2018.
That places France 12th out of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9959 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 0.9959 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 9 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 LPIA 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 LPIA 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 1.02 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9959 LPIA in 2018.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 12th out of 100 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 down 1.4%. 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, 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