Education in France 130 indicators covering education for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 61.2% 2025 down 2.7% 155th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 16.2% 2025 down 11.1% 161st Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th School enrollment, primary 103.4% 2024 up 2.1% 69th Primary education, teachers 229,471 2013 up 12.8% 33rd School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% 2024 up 2.4% 66th School enrollment, primary, male 103.4% 2024 up 1.9% 74th Labor force, total 31.86 million 2025 up 5.3% 22nd Labor force, female 48.4% 2025 up 1.2% 32nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9925 GPI 2020 up 0.5% 101st School enrollment, secondary 103.8% 2024 up 0.3% 47th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 up 5.0% 160th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 182nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 177th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 161st Secondary education, teachers 457,956 2019 down 2.4% 17th School enrollment, secondary, female 104.4% 2024 up 0.1% 48th School enrollment, secondary, male 103.2% 2024 up 0.6% 46th School enrollment, tertiary 71.5% 2024 up 16.3% 48th School enrollment, primary, private 15.3% 2024 up 4.2% 89th School enrollment, preprimary 106.7% 2020 up 0.7% 12th School enrollment, tertiary, male 61.6% 2024 up 12.2% 46th School enrollment, tertiary, female 82.0% 2024 up 20.1% 48th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 down 1.0% 113th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.25 GPI 2024 up 4.4% 83rd Secondary education, teachers, female 274,885 2019 down 5.2% 15th Government expenditure on education, total 5.3% 2022 down 2.6% 46th Secondary education, general pupils 4.98 million 2017 up 4.6% 18th Lower secondary completion rate, total 99.5% 2024 up 2.3% 29th School enrollment, preprimary, female 106.0% 2020 up 0.4% 12th School enrollment, preprimary, male 107.3% 2020 up 1.0% 11th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.0% 1999 up 1.6% 42nd Government expenditure on education, total 9.1% 2022 down 3.8% 163rd Secondary education, general pupils 50.3% 2017 down 0.5% 80th Lower secondary completion rate, female 99.7% 2024 up 1.7% 34th Lower secondary completion rate, male 99.3% 2024 up 2.9% 30th Children out of school 0.2% 2024 down 85.0% 181st Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 4.13 million 2024 down 1.5% 41st Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 6.27 million 2024 up 5.5% 21st Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.08 million 2017 down 8.6% 12th Number of under-five deaths, male 1,558 2024 down 14.0% 87th Number of under-five deaths, female 1,257 2024 down 12.0% 87th Number of infant deaths, male 1,210 2024 down 11.8% 89th Number of infant deaths, female 975 2024 down 9.5% 88th Children out of school, female 0.0% 2016 down 99.3% 177th Children out of school, male 0.3% 2016 down 92.8% 173rd Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.7% 2017 up 1.3% 80th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.5% 2000 down 2.9% 142nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.5% 2025 down 27.2% 57th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.5% 2025 down 30.1% 52nd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.5% 2025 down 23.7% 66th Primary education, teachers 83.0% 2013 up 3.0% 71st Repeaters, primary, total 4.2% 2000 down 19.9% 64th Persistence to grade 5, total 98.0% 1999 up 1.6% 38th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,683 2024 up 10.4% 65th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 277 2024 down 14.0% 86th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 320 2024 down 4.8% 82nd Page 1 of 3 Next →