Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 58.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
58.2%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
58.2%
in 2020
All-time low
52.2%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 58.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
That places France 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.2% | 56.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 27 Germany 62.8%
- 28 Italy 59.8% compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 58.8%
- 31 Spain 57.7% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 36.9% compare
- 33 Ghana 20.0% compare
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 58.2% 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 58.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 30th out of 33 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 up 11.6%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release