Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France
France: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 119,912 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 119,912 for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France peaked at 447,362 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79,693, in 2020.
That places France 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 406,136 | — |
| 2002 | 418,001 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 434,764 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 447,362 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 195,780 | -56.2% |
| 2006 | 195,621 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 198,540 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 189,795 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 185,871 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 189,087 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 213,354 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 199,701 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 194,526 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 232,935 | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 203,495 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 187,234 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 159,202 | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 152,970 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 130,321 | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 79,693 | -38.8% |
| 2021 | 90,498 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 106,906 | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 123,621 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 119,912 | -3.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 119,912 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13,228, 9.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- France's 119,912 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,354, 6.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -56.2% | 447,362 | 195,780 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 296,874 | 185,871 | 447,362 | 9 |
| 2010s | 186,282 | 130,321 | 232,935 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,126 | 79,693 | 123,621 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in France was 119,912 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 447,362 in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,693 in 2020.
- How does France rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
- France ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release