Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.8848 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.8848 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
65th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.936 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.776 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.8848 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 0.936 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.776 GPIA, in 1993.
France ranks 65th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.776 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7818 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7846 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7953 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7923 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7956 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7933 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8088 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8224 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8321 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.821 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8506 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8499 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8777 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8953 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8913 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8941 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9097 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9065 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9017 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.904 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9163 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9205 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9184 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8855 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.936 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8848 GPIA | -5.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.8848 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.8848 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7884 GPIA | 0.776 GPIA | 0.7956 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8499 GPIA | 0.8088 GPIA | 0.8953 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9093 GPIA | 0.8855 GPIA | 0.936 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 0.8848 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
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 upper secondary education or in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France was 0.8848 GPIA in 2020, 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 0.936 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.776 GPIA in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 65th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release