Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in France
France: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in France, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
France recorded 1 index for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in France peaked at 1.01 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.999 index, in 2006.
That places France 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.999 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9992 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 83 Uruguay 1 index compare
- 84 Netherlands 1 index compare
- 85 San Marino 1 index compare
- 87 Vanuatu 1 index compare
- 88 Macao 1 index compare
- 89 Switzerland 1 index compare
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in France?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in France was 1 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.999 index in 2006.
- How does France rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- France ranks 86th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.