Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 2015.
France ranks 1st of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.9% | — |
| 2015 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.8% | 91.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 2 |
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 primary education or higher in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France was 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 2015.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 1st out of 37 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 11.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release