Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in France
France: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 925,008 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
925,008
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
1.13 million
in 2020
All-time low
905,768
in 2022
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in France, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
France recorded 925,008 for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in France peaked at 1.13 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 905,768, in 2022.
France ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.01 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 916,300 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 905,768 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 909,084 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 925,008 | +1.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 925,008 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 11.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 925,008 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 10.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 million | 1.01 million | 1.08 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 957,124 | 905,768 | 1.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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 graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in France?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in France was 925,008 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 905,768 in 2022.
- How does France rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- France ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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