Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9223 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9223 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9326 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.9127 GPIA
in 2015
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France stood at 0.9223 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
France ranks 27th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9225 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.9326 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9223 GPIA | 0.9223 GPIA | 0.9223 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 0.947 GPIA
- 25 Montenegro 0.9464 GPIA compare
- 26 Austria 0.9294 GPIA compare
- 28 Slovak Republic 0.9067 GPIA compare
- 29 Croatia 0.8883 GPIA compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8666 GPIA 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 0.9223 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 0.9326 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9127 GPIA in 2015.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 27th 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 0.2%. 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, 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