Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France
France: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 46.9% 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 46.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 63.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2018.
France ranks 37th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.2% | — |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 49.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5% | 62.2% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 48.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 44.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.3% | 46.9% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in France?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France was 46.9% 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 63.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2018.
- 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 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release