France: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 106.7% (2020), 11th of 176 in the world and 4th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 103.4% (2024), 60th of 191 in the world and 13th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Secondary enrolment is 103.8% (2024), 47th of 176 in the world and 25th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia.
Education: France in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 106.7%2020 | 11/176 | 4/51 | 108.3% | 105.9% | 106.7% | +0.7 ppsince 2010 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 103.4%2024 | 60/191 | 13/53 | 100.4%2001 | 102.8% | 102.7% | +2.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 103.8%2024 | 47/176 | 25/53 | 104.6%2001 | 106.4% | 104.6% | +0.4 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 99.5%2024 | 29/168 | 12/50 | · | 96.6% | 100.1% | +2.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 71.5%2024 | 48/172 | 29/52 | 50.4%2001 | 54.9% | 68.9% | +10.0 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.2%2024 | 164/178 | 45/51 | 3.6%2001 | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 18.22013 | — | — | 18.7 | 17.8 | · | −2.5%since 2003 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.3%2022 | 45/184 | 12/49 | 5.7%1998 | · | 5.7% | −0.4 ppsince 1998 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 9.1%2022 | 152/179 | 39/49 | 10.6%1998 | · | 9.2% | −1.5 ppsince 1998 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+0.7 pp106.7% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment+0.4 pp103.8% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+2.3 pp99.5% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+10.0 pp71.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
France and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with France. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | France | Brazil | Germany | Italy | Spain | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 106.7%2020 | 85.9%2020 | 108.0%2020 | 92.7%2020 | 101.8%2020 | 92.0%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 103.4%2024 | 104.3%2024 | 102.6%2024 | 103.6%2023 | 102.9%2024 | 104.2%2023 |
| Secondary enrolment | 103.8%2024 | 104.1%2024 | 100.2%2024 | 100.7%2023 | 118.5%2024 | 137.5%2023 |
| Lower secondary completion | 99.5%2024 | — | 71.4%2024 | 96.3%2023 | 93.4%2024 | — |
| Tertiary enrolment | 71.5%2024 | 69.7%2024 | 76.7%2024 | 75.9%2023 | 93.8%2024 | 86.6%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.2%2024 | 2.2%2024 | 0.3%2024 | 2.1%2023 | 1.2%2024 | 0.5%2023 |
| Pupils per teacher | 18.22013 | 20.22017 | 12.32017 | 11.52017 | 13.12017 | 11.82017 |
| Education spending | 5.3%2022 | 5.6%2022 | 5.2%2022 | 4.1%2022 | 4.6%2022 | 5.2%2022 |
| Education, % of budget | 9.1%2022 | 12.9%2022 | 10.7%2022 | 7.4%2022 | 9.9%2022 | 12.0%2022 |