School age population, primary education, male in France
France: School age population, primary education, male was 2.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in France is 2.04 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in France peaked at 2.15 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million, in 2004.
France ranks 41st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.96 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.95 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.07 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.99 million | 1.94 million | 2.06 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million | 2.07 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million | 2.04 million | 2.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in France?
- School age population, primary education, male in France was 2.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million in 2004.
- How does France rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- France ranks 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release