Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 1.26% to 32.1% in France in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in France reached an all time high of 32.1% in 2016 and an all time low of 21.8% in 2004. When compared to France's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Belgium amounted to 35.3%, 27.7% in Germany, 16.3% in Italy and 32.8% in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 16th 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) - Total, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 28.0% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 32.4% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 34.5% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.7% | 27.5% | 28.5% | 29.8% | 30.9% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.5% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 26.3% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.4% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 15.4% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.1% | 34.7% | 36.8% | 38.4% | 43.1% | ||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 31.7% | 32.2% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 24.2% | 25.3% | ||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.9% | 15.6% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 19.5% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.5% | 23.7% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 27.1% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 31.9% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.2% | 33.2% | 34.5% | 36.6% | 38.0% |
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