Education in France 3,296 indicators covering education for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 34.3% 97th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3.1% 1999 down 26.0% 65th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.9% 2018 down 3.1% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.8% 2018 down 2.9% 71st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9914 GPI 2018 down 0.2% 109th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.5% 2017 up 0.3% 16th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 10.47 million 2024 up 26.4% 21st Population of compulsory school age, female 5.11 million 2024 up 26.3% 21st Population of compulsory school age, male 5.36 million 2024 up 26.5% 20th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 3.46 million 2024 up 3.3% 20th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 17.8% 54th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 19.0% 2024 down 3.4% 25th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 1.70 million 2024 up 6.7% 23rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 823,497 2024 up 5.6% 24th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 881,098 2024 up 7.8% 23rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 1.69 million 2024 up 3.6% 19th Duration of compulsory education 13 years 2025 up 30.0% 17th Official entrance age to compulsory education 3 years 2025 down 50.0% 193rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 16.9% 2024 down 5.5% 25th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 21.0% 2024 down 1.8% 26th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5,245 2024 up 87.4% 55th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 4,984 2024 up 119.1% 50th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 5,860 2024 up 60.1% 56th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 5,159 2024 up 82.7% 56th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 1.77 million 2024 up 2.9% 20th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.3% 2022 down 2.6% 47th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 107.8% 2018 down 1.0% 32nd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,377 2024 up 49.8% 71st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,546 2024 up 46.8% 78th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 31.8% 111th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 94.1% 195th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 94.1% 192nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 94.1% 196th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 1.1% 2025 down 80.0% 191st Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.7% 2025 down 85.1% 193rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.4% 2025 down 77.4% 187th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2025 down 90.9% 186th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.1% 2025 down 90.9% 185th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.1% 2025 down 90.9% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.5 modelled data 2025 down 34.0% 185th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 2.81 million 2024 up 8.3% 21st Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.8055 GPIA 2024 down 3.7% 71st Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.3% 2022 down 2.6% 47th Primary education, pupils 48.7% 2017 up 0.5% 84th Inequality in education 0.053 2023 down 17.7% 137th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2.5% 1999 down 39.0% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 109.0% 2018 down 0.6% 33rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 106.6% 2018 down 1.3% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2018 up 0.6% 95th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 1.38 million 2024 up 6.7% 21st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1 modelled data 2025 unchanged 74th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 40.6% 77th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 1.43 million 2024 up 9.9% 21st Tertiary education, academic staff 37.2% 2013 up 8.7% 110th Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 32nd End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 6,895 2024 down 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