Education in France

3,296 indicators covering education for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 38.9% 2024 up 1.1% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.9786 LPIA 2023 up 1.4% 27th
Share of enrolled part-time and full-time students — Students enrolled 100 Percentage of students 2023 unchanged 1st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 2.6% 2023 down 30.9% 37th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.3509 GPIA 2012 down 28.0% 66th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 2.3% 2023 down 34.1% 37th
Trends in teachers’ actual salaries since 2000 0 Index 2024 down 100.0% 13th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 79,687 2023 up 2.0% 6th
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 107.35 Index 2025 up 7.3% 8th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2021 down 3.3% 53rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2021 down 1.0% 48th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 1.99 Percentage of students 2023 down 0.1% 15th
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) 5.0% 2023 down 17.9% 24th
Participation rate in education and training 61.2% 2025 down 0.5% 26th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 61.2% 2025 down 0.5% 26th
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation 7.2% 2025 down 21.7% 25th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2023 — 6th
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.9946 ratio 2021 down 1.3% 26th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2023 — 8th
Education indicators by NUTS 2 region 55.8 2012 up 28.3% 17th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.5% 2023 up 201.2% 40th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 10.4% 2024 down 65.8% 54th
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.3% 2021 up 9.7% 69th
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 15.22 million Persons 2022 up 3.4% 4th
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 2.36 million Persons 2023 down 7.8% 5th
HICP - EDUCATION 2.9 2025 up 45.0% 21st
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2023 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 91.5% 2021 up 9.8% 17th
Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 328,736 Persons 2023 up 1.1% 10th
Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 2.74 Percentage of students 2023 down 34.2% 13th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.35 GPIA 2023 down 9.8% 10th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9946 LPIA 2021 down 1.3% 24th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.8902 GPIA 2023 up 25.1% 20th
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 0.7116 Percentage of GDP 2022 up 1.8% 13th
Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2023 — 6th
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 114,816 Persons 2023 up 65.0% 2nd
Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2023 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 98.5% 2021 up 0.6% 22nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.9999 LPIA 2021 down 1.7% 14th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2021 down 0.5% 52nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 91.4% 2021 up 8.0% 12th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.3 2023 down 6.7% 13th
Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 1.07 Percentage of students 2023 up 78.3% 13th
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 3.61 Percentage of students 2023 down 24.2% 7th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 97.9% 2021 down 0.7% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.7105 2023 up 6.9% 36th
Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 289.69 Persons 2023 down 70.8% 5th
Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 114,833 Persons 2023 up 0.3% 6th
Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 73.1% 2022 down 9.8% 31st
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 27.1% 2023 up 36.1% 33rd
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 54.7% 2022 down 2.3% 64th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 17.4% 2016 up 0.9% 46th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 26.9% 2023 up 45.0% 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 1.16 GPIA 2023 down 4.5% 11th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 0.3% 2023 up 95.1% 39th
Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 46.04 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2023 up 7.7% 9th
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 900 Hours per year 2023 down 2.6% 8th
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 70.0% 2022 down 7.2% 18th
Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 19,857 US dollars, PPP converted 2022 up 14.9% 2nd
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 53.2% 2022 down 3.5% 58th