Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France
France: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
165th
of 217 countries
All-time high
84.8%
in 1981
All-time low
67.4%
in 1996
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
France recorded 79.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France peaked at 84.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1996.
That places France 165th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 80.1% | — |
| 1972 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 78.4% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 81.8% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 77.2% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 76.5% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 84.8% | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 72.9% | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 71.4% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 72.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 74.8% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 75.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 69.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.6% | 76.3% | 81.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 74.9% | 71.4% | 84.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 67.4% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 70.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.8% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.0% | 80.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 79.0% 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 84.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1996.
- How does France rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- France ranks 165th 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 down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release