Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in France
France: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 41.4% 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
France recorded 41.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 57.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2019.
That places France 37th 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 … upper both sexes vocational in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.4% | — |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 57.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 41.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- France's 41.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 56.4% | 57.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 42.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.3% | 41.4% | 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 41.4% 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 57.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2019.
- How does France rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 37th 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 3.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release