That's true on all left skewed countries, not just France. Southern Europe countries are a good example of such distortions.
A possibly noteworthy difference is that there are no 'superior' schools or universities in Germany, at least I never heard of it. Of course, there are differences but they will rarely decide who's going to get the job.
It's like high school diploma < postsecondary vocational training < applied bachelor < academic bachelor < master < phd < postdoc < special professor < normal professor.
Pretty much every level is looked down upon by those above it.
Most of the people with fancy degrees that I know don't give a damn about the title. It might be more pronunced in older generations. That's just my sample point, though.