Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in France
France: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.546 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.546 GPIA
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
157th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9236 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.546 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.546 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in France peaked at 0.9236 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.546 GPIA, in 2024.
That places France 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9236 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.901 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8953 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8862 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9031 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8101 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8454 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8435 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8934 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7582 GPIA | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7431 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7909 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8398 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8043 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7881 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7607 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8033 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7982 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.853 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7076 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5862 GPIA | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6155 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.546 GPIA | -11.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.546 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9069 GPIA, 60% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- France's 0.546 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9572 GPIA, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8678 GPIA | 0.8017 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.798 GPIA | 0.7431 GPIA | 0.8934 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6617 GPIA | 0.546 GPIA | 0.853 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 154 Mongolia 0.5575 GPIA compare
- 155 Kuwait 0.5565 GPIA compare
- 156 Cape Verde 0.5536 GPIA compare
- 158 Cook Islands 0.5435 GPIA compare
- 159 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5057 GPIA compare
- 160 Tuvalu 0.4739 GPIA 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in France?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in France was 0.546 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9236 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.546 GPIA in 2024.
- How does France rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- France ranks 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release