Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France
France: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 58.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
France recorded 58.7% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France peaked at 71.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 2020.
That places France 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 71.2% | — |
| 1994 | 70.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 69.9% | 71.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 66.4% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 59.1% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 57.1% | 59.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in France was 58.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 2020.
- How does France rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- France ranks 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).