Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.964 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993β2023
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.
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 Republic of Moldova 0.9624 GPIA compare
- 72 Netherlands 0.9605 GPIA compare
- 73 Macau (China) 0.9567 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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
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