Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France
France: Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat was 2.33 million Number in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France is 2.33 million Number, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France peaked at 2.58 million Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million Number, in 2023.
That places France 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.54 million Number | 2.48 million Number | 2.58 million Number | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million Number | 2.33 million Number | 2.44 million Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat in France was 2.33 million Number in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million Number in 2023.
- How does France rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat?
- France ranks 2nd out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientat rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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