Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9587 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.9587 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 0.9587 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9101 GPIA, in 2014.
That places France 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9101 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9192 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9209 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9304 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9405 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9461 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9486 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9587 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9241 GPIA | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9481 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.9587 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 0.9587 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 0.9587 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9101 GPIA in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 22nd out of 40 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 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release