Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France
France: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.3509 GPIA in 2012. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France, 2004–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France is 0.3509 GPIA, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 0.532 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2608 GPIA, in 2008.
France ranks 66th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.487 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.532 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2659 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2634 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2608 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2717 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3128 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3569 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3509 GPIA | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3468 GPIA | 0.2608 GPIA | 0.532 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3402 GPIA | 0.3128 GPIA | 0.3569 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0294 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2218 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France was 0.3509 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.532 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2608 GPIA in 2008.
- How does France rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release