Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France
France: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France is 1.06 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France peaked at 1.06 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9637 index, in 1981.
That places France 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.981 index | 0.9637 index | 0.9994 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.01 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 341,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 335,592 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 350,401 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in France was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9637 index in 1981.
- How does France rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- France ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.