Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France
France: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.3% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France, 2004–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 2.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
France ranks 73rd of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.5% | — |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -86.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.3% 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 2.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does France rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 73rd out of 88 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 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release