Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France
France: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France is 3.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in France peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2012.
France ranks 66th of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +22.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3427 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 3.7% 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 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2012.
- How does France rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 66th out of 122 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 25.4%. 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 Services programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release