Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.964 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.964 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
70th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.964 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8123 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France stood at 0.964 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 0.964 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8123 GPIA, in 1993.
That places France 70th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8123 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.8197 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8211 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8298 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8316 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8361 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8364 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8465 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8506 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.861 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8712 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8694 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8709 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8532 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8864 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8944 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9248 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8952 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9021 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9095 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9104 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9089 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9212 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9203 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.923 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9373 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9372 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9518 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9549 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.964 GPIA | +1.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.964 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- France's 0.964 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8267 GPIA | 0.8123 GPIA | 0.8364 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8728 GPIA | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.9248 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.8952 GPIA | 0.9373 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.952 GPIA | 0.9372 GPIA | 0.964 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 67 Bulgaria 0.9685 GPIA compare
- 68 Luxembourg 0.9682 GPIA compare
- 69 Seychelles 0.9666 GPIA compare
- 71 Moldova 0.9624 GPIA compare
- 72 Netherlands 0.9605 GPIA compare
- 73 Macao 0.9567 GPIA compare
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (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 0.964 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 0.964 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8123 GPIA in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 70th out of 137 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 5.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release