Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 1.24% to 32.6% in France in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in France reached an all time high of 32.6% in 2016 and an all time low of 22.2% in 2004. When compared to France's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Belgium amounted to 35.8%, 21.9% in Germany, 17.0% in Italy and 33.0% in Spain in 2016.
France has been ranked 15th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 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 | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.5% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 25.7% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 33.5% | 34.9% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.5% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.8% | 29.1% | 30.6% | 33.7% | 37.2% | ||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.2% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 29.1% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.8% | 17.3% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 22.2% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.6% | 25.2% | 27.0% | 28.2% | 28.9% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.2% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 31.3% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.9% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 29.0% |
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