Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France
France: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 20.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France is 20.0%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France peaked at 32.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1981.
France ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.9% | — |
| 1972 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 21.6% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 20.7% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 18.2% | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | +25.1% |
| 1978 | 23.5% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 23.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | -36.1% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +78.5% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 25.2% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 31.5% | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 23.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 15.2% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 24.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.1% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 22.2% | 8 |
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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in France was 20.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1981.
- How does France rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- France ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the 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.