Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9231 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France stood at 0.9231 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 1 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7973 LPIA, in 1993.
That places France 26th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7973 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8233 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.828 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8202 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8339 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8389 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8493 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8454 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8513 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8601 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8779 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9167 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9443 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8591 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9359 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9515 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9551 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9437 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9531 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.971 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9773 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9724 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9912 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9919 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9228 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9979 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9231 LPIA | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8273 LPIA | 0.7973 LPIA | 0.8493 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8997 LPIA | 0.8454 LPIA | 0.9551 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9725 LPIA | 0.9228 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9231 LPIA | 0.9231 LPIA | 0.9231 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 upper secondary education or in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France was 0.9231 LPIA 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 1 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7973 LPIA in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 26th out of 105 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 2.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release