Education in France

3,296 indicators covering education for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 31 2023 down 18.4% 76th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 12 2023 up 100.0% 53rd
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 40,890 number 2013 down 11.0% 23rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 53.1% 100th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 15.3% 2024 up 4.2% 92nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 22.0% 114th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 6.2% 68th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 100.0% 117th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 down 0.0% 92nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 421 2023 up 0.2% 34th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 415 2023 unchanged 31st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 80.4% 96th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.4% 2023 up 33.8% 105th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.2% 2023 up 34.6% 57th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 32.3% 80th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 4.4% 73rd
Share of primary school teachers who are women 83.0% 2013 up 3.0% 76th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 4.3% 75th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.7605 GPIA 2024 down 6.9% 97th
Share of students studying abroad 4.0% 2023 up 22.6% 109th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 15,054 2024 up 47.7% 45th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.10 million number 2018 up 4.6% 37th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.7% 2024 up 1.7% 38th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 99.3% 2024 up 2.9% 33rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.1% 124th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 5.6% 1999 down 29.7% 57th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 11,105 2024 up 71.9% 56th
Over-age students, primary 2.9% 2017 down 39.7% 126th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 10,143 2024 up 99.0% 52nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,923 2024 up 48.2% 75th
Secondary education, teachers 60.0% 2019 down 2.9% 95th
School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% 2016 up 3.8% 6th
School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% 2016 up 3.9% 9th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 3 years 2020 down 50.0% 187th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 73rd
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 3 2025 — 3rd
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 14.1% 2024 up 11.7% 145th
Over-age students, primary, male 3.4% 2017 down 38.2% 124th
Over-age students, primary, female 2.4% 2017 down 41.8% 128th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2022 down 0.2% 86th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 1.69 million number 2019 up 1.8% 21st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 818,990 number 2019 up 1.2% 21st
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 866,998 number 2019 up 2.5% 21st
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 76.9% 101st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 6.2% 1999 up 21.9% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 96.0% 2018 up 5.1% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2018 up 0.7% 74th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 91.7% 2018 up 4.4% 41st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 4,308 2024 up 110.7% 60th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.4% 2018 down 3.0% 69th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 6,610 2024 up 59.5% 44th
Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 up 30.0% 17th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.5% 1999 up 0.5% 45th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8,444 2024 up 39.7% 44th
Progression to secondary school 97.7% 1991 down 0.1% 79th