Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France
France: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.1% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France stood at 53.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 55.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
That places France 153rd out of 188 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 education enrolled in in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.8% | — |
| 1999 | 37.2% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.2% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.0% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 50.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 53.1% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (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 53.1% 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 55.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does France rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 153rd out of 188 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 1.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release