Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France
France: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 2.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France, 2005–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France is 2.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France peaked at 2.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.58 million, in 2013.
France ranks 3rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.71 million | — |
| 2010 | 2.63 million | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.79 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.79 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.81 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 million | 2.71 million | 2.71 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.65 million | 2.58 million | 2.73 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.77 million | 2.71 million | 2.81 million | 5 |
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 pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in France was 2.81 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2013.
- How does France rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- France ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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