Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France
France: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre was 2 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France, 1971–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 2 units per square kilometre for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France peaked at 3.18 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.52 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
France ranks 43rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.3 units per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 2.27 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.23 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.31 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 2.46 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 2.26 units per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 3.09 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1995 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.18 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.78 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.79 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.71 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.96 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.18 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.78 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.32 units per square kilometre | 2.02 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 units per square kilometre | 2.23 units per square kilometre | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 2.16 units per square kilometre | 2.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre in France was 2 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does France rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.