Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 0.898% to 33.7% in France in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in France reached an all time high of 33.7% in 2016 and an all time low of 22.1% in 2004. When compared to France's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Belgium amounted to 37.5%, 23.6% in Germany, 18.0% in Italy and 34.3% in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 17th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.6% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 25.8% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 36.5% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.6% | 31.0% | 32.3% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 21.9% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.3% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 16.7% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.9% | 31.2% | 32.9% | 35.8% | 39.9% | ||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.1% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.8% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 28.7% | ||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.4% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 20.4% | 22.7% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 27.4% | 29.2% | 30.3% | 31.1% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 31.6% | 32.7% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 26.2% | 27.3% | 29.6% | 31.3% |
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