Education in France

3,296 indicators covering education for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolments in private schools of primary education 15.27 2024 up 4.2% 18th
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 14.9% 2023 up 10.2% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 21,654 2024 down 26.3% 17th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 90.1% 2022 down 2.0% 91st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 66.8% 2020 up 12.6% 36th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 91.0% 2022 down 1.5% 75th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 9.9% 2022 up 23.6% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 16,424 2024 up 15.4% 10th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 1.2% 2022 down 1.5% 18th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 12.5% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 33.02 2024 down 10.8% 15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2023 up 8.5% 42nd
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public 9.0% 2022 up 17.9% 52nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 2.2% 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2023 up 8.9% 80th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 71.0% 2020 up 13.3% 36th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 7.7% 2022 up 16.1% 52nd
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 78.1% 2023 up 17.0% 38th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 79.4% 2023 up 13.4% 40th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 3 2025 down 50.0% 73rd
Duration of compulsory education in years 13 2025 up 30.0% 1st
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 22nd
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 43.1% 2024 down 15.5% 101st
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 25.4% 2022 down 18.1% 61st
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 47.3% 2018 up 34.1% 21st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 77.0% 2023 up 20.5% 40th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 34.5% 2023 up 11.9% 59th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 34.5% 2023 up 11.9% 59th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 2.5% 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.6% 2023 down 27.5% 78th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2023 up 1.9% 94th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 62.8% 2020 up 12.1% 37th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 14,752 2022 down 15.2% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 13.9% 2018 down 16.8% 40th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 2.7% 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9696 GPIA 2023 up 6.3% 52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2023 down 9.3% 44th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 11.61 2019 up 9.2% 46th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.6% 2018 up 3.2% 54th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.4% 2018 down 3.5% 55th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.0% 2018 up 23.7% 15th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.8848 GPIA 2020 down 1.0% 65th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.4% 19th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 54.7% 2018 up 40.8% 28th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 40.2% 2018 up 26.3% 16th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.36 GPI 2018 up 11.5% 66th
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 24.5% 2022 down 5.8% 22nd
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 72.9% 2022 down 3.0% 57th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.8929 LPIA 2020 down 5.6% 33rd
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 1.2% 1st
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 17.2% 2022 up 2.4% 65th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 1.1% 1st
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 74.2% 2022 down 3.1% 71st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 1.1% 1st
Government expenditure on education 5.32 2022 down 2.6% 17th
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 86.92 2023 up 4.5% 24th
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 99.57 2023 up 0.1% 25th
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 98.44 2023 up 1.1% 22nd