Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in France
France: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in France, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 1.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.2% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in France peaked at 9.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
That places France 191st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -31.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.6%, 20% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 6 |
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, both in France?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in France was 1.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does France rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- France ranks 191st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release