Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France
France: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 37.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 37.42 for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France peaked at 37.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.43, in 1990.
France ranks 40th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.43 | — |
| 2004 | 19.9 | +74.1% |
| 2005 | 20.64 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 22.62 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 23.04 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 22.57 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.52 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 25.22 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 26.06 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 27.37 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 28.66 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 30.5 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 29.62 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.23 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.61 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 32.3 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.86 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 35.98 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 36.74 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37.42 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.43 | 11.43 | 11.43 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.75 | 19.9 | 23.04 | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.61 | 24.52 | 32.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 | 33.86 | 37.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in France was 37.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 37.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.43 in 1990.
- How does France rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- France ranks 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).