Enrolment in secondary education, female in France
France: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 2.99 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2.99 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
17th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.99 million number
in 2018
All-time low
2.19 million number
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2018
Enrolment in secondary education, female in France, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in France is 2.99 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in France peaked at 2.99 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million number, in 1971.
That places France 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.19 million number | — |
| 1972 | 2.31 million number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 2.40 million number | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 2.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.53 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.54 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.56 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.58 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.68 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 2.60 million number | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.73 million number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.73 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.72 million number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.73 million number | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2.81 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.78 million number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.92 million number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 2.92 million number | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.91 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.91 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.91 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.91 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.87 million number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.86 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.96 million number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.93 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.87 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.89 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.90 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.90 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.92 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.93 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.95 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.97 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.99 million number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.44 million number | 2.19 million number | 2.56 million number | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.68 million number | 2.58 million number | 2.73 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.86 million number | 2.73 million number | 2.92 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 million number | 2.86 million number | 2.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.93 million number | 2.88 million number | 2.99 million number | 9 |
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More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in France?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in France was 2.99 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million number in 1971.
- How does France rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- France ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.