Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.5626 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in France, 1993–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.5626 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in France peaked at 0.727 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.412 LPIA, in 2006.
France ranks 34th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4976 LPIA | 0.4829 LPIA | 0.5176 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.573 LPIA | 0.412 LPIA | 0.6882 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6837 LPIA | 0.6 LPIA | 0.727 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5626 LPIA | 0.5626 LPIA | 0.5626 LPIA | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in France was 0.5626 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.727 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.412 LPIA in 2006.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- France ranks 34th out of 93 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release