Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in France
France: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France is 58.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 60.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2000.
That places France 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 43.6% | — |
| 1999 | 42.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | -0.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 58.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 82% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 58.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +30.6% | 43.9% | 57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 42.8% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 42.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 55.4% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 58.6% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2000.
- How does France rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release