Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France
France: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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% |
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
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0294 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2013)
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