Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 79.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 79.4% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in France peaked at 79.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1993.
France ranks 40th of 108 countries on this measure, 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 | 59.5% | 58.0% | 60.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 60.3% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 66.4% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.0% | 79.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 37 Serbia 81.1% compare
- 38 Denmark 80.6% compare
- 39 United Kingdom 79.9% compare
- 41 Luxembourg 78.3% compare
- 42 Greece 78.0% compare
- 43 Timor-Leste 77.7% 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 79.4% 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 79.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1993.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- France ranks 40th out of 108 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 13.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release