Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction in France
France: Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
France ranks 69th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage … adjusted Engineering Manufacturing Construction in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does France rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 69th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release