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
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9983 GPIA, in 2019.
That places France 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9987 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 0.9997 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
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 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 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9983 GPIA in 2019.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- France ranks 13th 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 0.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release