Education in France

3,296 indicators covering education for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 62,821 millions 2022 up 3.2% 4th
Adolescents out of school, female 0.1% 2022 down 92.7% 158th
Adolescents out of school, male 0.3% 2022 down 81.6% 156th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 101st
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2020 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 2,045 number 2018 — 79th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 3.3% 2023 up 178.8% 49th
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 2,310 number 2018 down 88.6% 72nd
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 99.9% 2022 up 1.4% 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 48.4% 2024 down 0.4% 120th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 0.7% 120th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 51.6% 2024 up 0.3% 50th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2022 down 0.2% 86th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 99.7% 2022 up 1.6% 5th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 2.5% 2023 up 129.9% 59th
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 54.9% 2023 up 4.0% 99th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 3.38 million number 2018 up 4.5% 19th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 0 millions 2018 — 74th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 52.0% 2024 up 2.8% 48th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 48.0% 2024 down 2.9% 121st
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 5.6% 121st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 4.0% 2023 up 220.2% 47th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 67,926 millions 2022 up 0.5% 4th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 35,957 millions 2022 up 7.9% 6th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3128 GPIA 2022 down 60.1% 149th
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 99.5% 2024 down 0.2% 14th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 1.65 million number 2018 up 4.6% 19th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 5,548 number 2018 down 86.8% 51st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 1,292 number 2018 down 86.3% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 963 2023 up 33.4% 49th
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and NUTS 2 region 4.13 million Number 2024 down 1.5% 4th
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme 2.81 million Number 2024 up 8.3% 5th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 28.7% 94th
Participation rates of selected age groups in education at regional 100 Rate 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 2.73 million number 2018 up 2.4% 19th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 13,839 number 2018 down 80.7% 49th
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme 3.46 million Number 2024 up 3.3% 3rd
Distribution of pupils and students enrolled in general and 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education by programme 16,367 Number 2024 down 50.7% 14th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 0 millions 2018 — 72nd
Pupils and students enrolled by sex, age and NUTS 2 region 68,916 Number 2024 down 29.0% 8th
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme 2.88 million Number 2024 up 20.5% 3rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 1.34 million number 2018 up 2.4% 19th
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and NUTS 2 region 2.33 million Number 2024 down 9.7% 2nd
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 72.5% 2024 down 8.4% 89th
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation 73.1% 2022 down 3.2% 45th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 57,658 2023 up 54.8% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 13 2023 up 1,200.0% 52nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 64,093 2023 up 58.1% 6th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 669 2023 down 13.8% 33rd