Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France
France: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 42.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
France ranks 80th of 116 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 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +65.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -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 0.8% 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 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does France rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 80th out of 116 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 up 8.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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