Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France
France: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.6439 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France is 0.6439 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France peaked at 0.9889 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.636 GPIA, in 2022.
That places France 151st out of 180 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9889 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9496 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9216 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8951 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8476 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8578 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8078 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8371 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8245 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8348 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8108 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8609 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.869 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8413 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7816 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8009 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7174 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7705 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.812 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8967 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7087 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.636 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.715 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6439 GPIA | -9.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.6439 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.844 GPIA, 76% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- France's 0.6439 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8755 GPIA, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8811 GPIA | 0.8078 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8099 GPIA | 0.7174 GPIA | 0.869 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 GPIA | 0.636 GPIA | 0.8967 GPIA | 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in France was 0.6439 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.636 GPIA in 2022.
- How does France rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- France ranks 151st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release