Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France
France: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
40th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.8495 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
52
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8495 GPIA, in 1981.
France ranks 40th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8495 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.8495 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.06 GPIA compare
- 38 French Polynesia 1.06 GPIA compare
- 39 Bangladesh 1.06 GPIA compare
- 41 Rwanda 1.06 GPIA compare
- 42 Mozambique 1.06 GPIA compare
- 43 Tunisia 1.06 GPIA compare
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8495 GPIA in 1981.
- How does France rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- France ranks 40th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release