Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France
France: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
162nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
85.4%
in 2020
All-time low
72.1%
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France peaked at 85.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1981.
That places France 162nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.5% | — |
| 1972 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 84.3% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 72.1% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 77.1% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 79.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.6% | 80.3% | 84.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 72.1% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.6% | 75.4% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 76.4% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.0% | 85.4% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in France?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France was 84.0% 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 85.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1981.
- How does France rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- France ranks 162nd out of 217 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 0.9%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release