Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France
France: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% 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 0.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 43.4% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France peaked at 1.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
That places France 50th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +57.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +259.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -48.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +60.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.7% 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 1.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does France rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 50th out of 72 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 74.7%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release