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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202515.3%
Change on 2024-0.9 pts
Rank10th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high37.82000
Series low15.32025
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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France, 2000 to 2025

15202530354020002004200820122016202020252000: 37.8 %2001: 36.8 %2002: 35.9 %2003: 34.8 %2004: 34.1 %2005: 33.3 %2006: 32.7 %2007: 31.5 %2008: 30.5 %2009: 29.9 %2010: 29.3 %2011: 28.5 %2012: 27.6 %2013: 25 %2014: 23.3 %2015: 22.4 %2016: 21.9 %2017: 21.6 %2018: 20.6 %2019: 19.5 %2020: 18.5 %2021: 17.8 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 16.3 %2024: 16.2 %2025: 15.3 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.
All 26 values
Period%
202515.3
202416.2 Series break
202316.3
202216.7
202117.8 Series break
202018.5
201919.5
201820.6
201721.6
201621.9
201522.4
201423.3 Series break
201325 Series break
201227.6
201128.5
201029.3
200929.9
200830.5
200731.5
200632.7
200533.3
200434.1
200334.8 Series break
200235.9
200136.8
200037.8

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
France15.3
European Union (27)18.8

Rankings

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, France, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, France, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, France, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/france.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, France, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France?

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France was 15.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in France?

37.8% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 elsewhere in European Union (27)

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