School enrollment, primary, private in France
France: School enrollment, primary, private was 15.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in France, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
France recorded 15.3% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in France peaked at 15.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1971.
France ranks 89th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in France, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.9% | — |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 14.1% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 14.5% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 13.9% | 14.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in France?
- School enrollment, primary, private in France was 15.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1971.
- How does France rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- France ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.