Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8624 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 0.8624 LPIA.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 0.9971 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7489 LPIA, in 1993.
France ranks 37th of 103 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 secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7489 LPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.7699 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7761 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7728 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7773 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7805 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7854 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.791 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.811 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8181 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8197 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8929 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9158 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9253 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9541 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9444 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9434 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9647 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9676 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9658 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9662 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9846 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9925 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9971 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8716 LPIA | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9961 LPIA | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8624 LPIA | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.773 LPIA | 0.7489 LPIA | 0.7854 LPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8747 LPIA | 0.791 LPIA | 0.9541 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.965 LPIA | 0.8716 LPIA | 0.9971 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8624 LPIA | 0.8624 LPIA | 0.8624 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 0.8624 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 0.9971 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7489 LPIA in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 37th out of 103 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 8.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release