Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France
France: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.98 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.98 GPIA for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6438 GPIA, in 2009.
That places France 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.86 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8344 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8263 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8474 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.843 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7662 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6689 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6575 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.654 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6685 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6438 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6482 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6455 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6705 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7411 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7219 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7392 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7355 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7312 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.724 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7242 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9148 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9649 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9614 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9385 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.98 GPIA | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.741 GPIA | 0.6438 GPIA | 0.8474 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7081 GPIA | 0.6455 GPIA | 0.7411 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9519 GPIA | 0.9148 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in France was 0.98 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6438 GPIA in 2009.
- How does France rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- France ranks 49th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release