Over-age students, primary in France
France: Over-age students, primary was 2.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in France, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
France recorded 2.9% for over-age students, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in France peaked at 15.1% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
That places France 126th 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 43 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in France, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.1% | — |
| 1972 | 13.1% | -13.2% |
| 1973 | 11.2% | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 10.4% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 9.8% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in France?
- Over-age students, primary in France was 2.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does France rank for over-age students, primary?
- France ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. 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 (% of 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.