Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France
France: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 9.85 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.85 million Number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
2nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
9.97 million Number
in 2020
All-time low
8.74 million Number
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 9.85 million Number for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France peaked at 9.97 million Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.74 million Number, in 2013.
That places France 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.74 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 8.81 million Number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.89 million Number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.90 million Number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.73 million Number | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 9.78 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.96 million Number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.97 million Number | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.97 million Number | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.92 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.87 million Number | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.85 million Number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.26 million Number | 8.74 million Number | 9.96 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.91 million Number | 9.85 million Number | 9.97 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in France was 9.85 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 million Number in 2020.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.74 million Number in 2013.
- How does France rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- France ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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