Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France
France: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 95.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France stood at 95.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France peaked at 96.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.6%, in 2004.
That places France 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.6% | — |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 89.6% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.7% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in France was 95.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.6% in 2004.
- How does France rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- France ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release