Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.9948 GPIA
in 2014
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.
The figure 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, 0.9948 GPIA, in 2014.
France ranks 34th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender 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 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9971 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9956 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 1 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9971 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9961 GPIA | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (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 0.9948 GPIA in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 34th out of 134 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release