Lower secondary completion rate, female in France
France: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in France, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in France is 99.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in France peaked at 100.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2015.
That places France 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in France, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 98.1% | — |
| 2008 | 100.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.1% | 100.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 99.7% | 100.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in France?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in France was 99.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 100.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2015.
- How does France rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- France ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.