Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France

France: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 103.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
103.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
50th
of 193 countries
All-time high
111.1%
in 1995
All-time low
90.0%
in 1981
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France stood at 103.6%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France peaked at 111.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1981.

That places France 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in France, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 90.5%
1972 91.5% +1.0%
1973 90.4% -1.1%
1974 95.7% +5.8%
1975 92.7% -3.1%
1977 91.4% -1.4%
1978 91.3% -0.1%
1979 91.8% +0.6%
1980 91.9% +0.1%
1981 90.0% -2.1%
1982 91.8% +2.1%
1983 91.7% -0.1%
1985 93.7% +2.1%
1986 95.5% +2.0%
1987 97.3% +1.8%
1988 98.8% +1.6%
1989 100.1% +1.3%
1990 100.8% +0.7%
1991 102.8% +2.0%
1992 104.3% +1.5%
1993 104.1% -0.2%
1994 110.6% +6.2%
1995 111.1% +0.5%
1996 110.6% -0.5%
1997 109.5% -1.0%
1998 108.9% -0.6%
1999 104.0% -4.5%
2000 103.7% -0.3%
2001 103.0% -0.7%
2002 102.0% -0.9%
2003 101.5% -0.5%
2004 101.2% -0.3%
2005 106.0% +4.8%
2006 106.1% +0.1%
2007 105.6% -0.4%
2008 105.4% -0.2%
2009 105.0% -0.4%
2010 104.8% -0.1%
2011 104.8% -0.0%
2012 104.3% -0.5%
2013 103.2% -1.0%
2014 102.2% -1.0%
2015 102.6% +0.4%
2016 102.7% +0.1%
2017 103.1% +0.3%
2018 103.6% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91.9% 90.4% 95.7% 8
1980s 94.5% 90.0% 100.1% 9
1990s 106.7% 100.8% 111.1% 10
2000s 103.9% 101.2% 106.1% 10
2010s 103.5% 102.2% 104.8% 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 47 Colombia 104.2% compare
  2. 48 Qatar 104.0% compare
  3. 49 Luxembourg 103.8% compare
  4. 51 Greece 103.3% compare
  5. 52 Chile 103.0% compare
  6. 53 Mexico 102.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in France was 103.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 111.1% in 1995.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1981.
How does France rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
France ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.