Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France
France: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France peaked at 2.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places France 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 196 Lithuania 0.1% compare
- 196 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
- 196 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 196 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in France was 0.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does France rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- France ranks 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.1%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release