Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9696 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France stood at 0.9696 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 0.9696 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8262 GPIA, in 1993.
That places France 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8262 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.836 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8371 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8551 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8579 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8644 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8632 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8747 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8793 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8732 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8764 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8657 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8878 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8929 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9014 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8943 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8987 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9097 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9098 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9224 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9244 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9375 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9377 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.947 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9598 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9696 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8438 GPIA | 0.8262 GPIA | 0.8579 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8779 GPIA | 0.8632 GPIA | 0.9014 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.8943 GPIA | 0.9377 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9578 GPIA | 0.947 GPIA | 0.9696 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 upper secondary education or in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France was 0.9696 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9696 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8262 GPIA in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release