Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France
France: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2004.
France ranks 4th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 96.3% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in France was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2004.
- How does France rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- France ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.