Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France
France: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 39.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% 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 2018.
That places France 44th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 | 42.2% | 39.3% | 44.6% | 9 |
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 39.3% in 2018, 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 2018.
- How does France rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- France ranks 44th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.