Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in France
France: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 35.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 35.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 51.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2020.
That places France 42nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.4% | — |
| 1999 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 33.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +2.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 35.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.0%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- France's 35.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational 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 | -27.4% | 50.3% | 36.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 50.4% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 36.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 33.3% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 33.0% | 35.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 39 El Salvador 37.0% compare
- 40 Moldova 37.0% compare
- 41 Belarus 36.8% compare
- 43 Costa Rica 34.6% compare
- 44 China 34.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 34.1% compare
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 35.6% 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 51.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2020.
- How does France rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 42nd out of 168 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 down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release