Education in France

3,296 indicators covering education for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, preprimary, female 106.0% 2020 up 0.4% 12th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -0.1431 % change on previous year 2019 down 105.9% 132nd
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 0.5154 % change on previous year 2024 up 930.3% 126th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 1.08 million 2017 down 8.6% 12th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 98.0% 1999 up 1.6% 42nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 2.94 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.2% 50th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.35 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.4% 49th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 7.3% 166th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.29 years 2018 up 36.0% 37th
Government expenditure on education, total 9.1% 2022 down 3.8% 163rd
Secondary education, general pupils 50.3% 2017 down 0.5% 80th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 202,491 number 2018 up 13.1% 21st
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.54 million number 2018 down 1.0% 13th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0379 number per person 2018 down 5.1% 33rd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 432,894 2024 up 2.7% 31st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 412,744 2024 up 2.7% 31st
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 845,638 2024 up 2.7% 31st
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 1.28 million 2024 up 17.5% 19th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.60 million 2024 up 23.1% 17th
Teachers in primary education, male 38,927 2013 down 1.3% 51st
Teachers in primary education, female 190,544 2013 up 16.2% 26th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 83.0% 2013 up 3.0% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 103.4% 2024 up 2.1% 76th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.17 years 2024 up 2.0% 160th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.0% 2024 down 4.5% 56th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 21.0% 2024 up 2.6% 53rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.88 million 2024 up 20.5% 17th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% 2024 up 0.9% 162nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.0% 2024 down 0.7% 165th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.33 million 2024 down 9.7% 16th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 3.20 million 2024 up 5.9% 21st
Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.07 million 2024 up 5.0% 20th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 229,471 2013 up 12.8% 33rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 18.6% 2024 down 0.5% 53rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.4% 2024 up 0.1% 168th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 6.27 million 2024 up 5.5% 21st
Enrolment in primary education, male 2.11 million 2024 down 1.6% 42nd
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.01 million 2024 down 1.4% 40th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.34 million 2024 up 8.5% 27th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.26 million 2024 up 7.1% 29th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.61 million 2024 up 7.8% 27th
School age population, secondary education, male 3.10 million 2024 up 5.3% 25th
School age population, secondary education, female 2.94 million 2024 up 4.8% 26th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 6.04 million 2024 up 5.1% 25th
School age population, tertiary education, male 2.07 million 2024 up 4.7% 31st
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.95 million 2024 up 2.5% 31st