Upper secondary completion in France
In France, 91.4% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
France, 2021
91.4%
Change from 2020
+3.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
87.5%
Upper secondary completion in France over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 91.4% |
| 2020 | 88.1% |
| 2019 | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 87.9% |
| 2017 | 86.7% |
| 2016 | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 86.7% |
| 2014 | 87.0% |
| 2013 | 87.9% |
| 2012 | 83.5% |
| 2011 | 83.4% |
| 2010 | 82.0% |
| 2009 | 83.7% |
| 2008 | 82.6% |
| 2007 | 82.5% |
| 2006 | 81.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.4 percentage points from 88.1% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 83.4%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
More for France
All statistics for France
Lower secondary completion
98.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
7.2%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
12.9%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
55.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT