France's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 100.4 % in 2001 to 103.4 % in 2024.
France · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
France's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 104.6 % in 2001 to 103.8 % in 2024.
France's tertiary enrolment rose from 50.4 % in 2001 to 71.5 % in 2024.
France's children out of school, primary fell from 138,945 in 2001 to 8,155 in 2024.
France's tertiary attainment rose from 17.8 % in 1994 to 43.4 % in 2024.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
13th of 47 · 9th in Europe & C. Asia
France's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 24.3 % in 1994 to 53.4 % in 2024.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
24th of 74 · 19th in Europe & C. Asia
France's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 57.8 % in 1994 to 83.9 % in 2024.
France's expected years of schooling rose from 15.6 yrs in 1994 to 16.1 yrs in 2023.
France's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 0.8 yrs in 1875 to 11.9 yrs in 2020.
France's learning poverty rose from 5.1 % in 2001 to 6.6 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts37th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.0 pts132nd of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +2.0 %69th of 135*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for France.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data
- Primary completion rateNo data