Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in France
France: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 14.98 million in 2012. ▬ Flat
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in France, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in France is 14.98 million, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in France peaked at 14.98 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.25 million, in 2002.
That places France 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.46 million | 14.42 million | 14.50 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.61 million | 14.25 million | 14.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.93 million | 14.88 million | 14.98 million | 3 |
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More education data for France
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in France?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in France was 14.98 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.25 million in 2002.
- How does France rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- France ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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