School enrollment, tertiary in France
France: School enrollment, tertiary was 71.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in France, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary in France stood at 71.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in France peaked at 71.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 2002.
That places France 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 50.3% | 53.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 54.9% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 68.9% | 71.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 31.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in France?
- School enrollment, tertiary in France was 71.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2002.
- How does France rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- France ranks 48th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.