Over-age students, primary, male in France
France: Over-age students, primary, male was 3.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in France, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in France stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in France peaked at 15.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2017.
That places France 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in France, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.8% | — |
| 1972 | 13.8% | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | -42.8% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +33.8% |
| 1980 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 7.9% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in France?
- Over-age students, primary, male in France was 3.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2017.
- How does France rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- France ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.