Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France

France: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
34.6%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
44th
of 155 countries
All-time high
51.5%
in 2000
All-time low
34.6%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 50.4 %1999: 51.4 %2000: 51.5 %2001: 50.9 %2002: 50.3 %2003: 50.7 %2004: 50.4 %2005: 50.3 %2006: 36.5 %2007: 37.4 %2008: 37.9 %2009: 38.2 %2010: 39.2 %2011: 39.3 %2012: 38.7 %2013: 37.7 %2014: 37.8 %2015: 36.5 %2016: 35.5 %2017: 34.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France stood at 34.6%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 51.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2017.

That places France 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in France, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 50.4%
1999 51.4% +1.9%
2000 51.5% +0.3%
2001 50.9% -1.3%
2002 50.3% -1.0%
2003 50.7% +0.7%
2004 50.4% -0.7%
2005 50.3% -0.2%
2006 36.5% -27.4%
2007 37.4% +2.5%
2008 37.9% +1.4%
2009 38.2% +0.7%
2010 39.2% +2.6%
2011 39.3% +0.2%
2012 38.7% -1.5%
2013 37.7% -2.6%
2014 37.8% +0.4%
2015 36.5% -3.6%
2016 35.5% -2.6%
2017 34.6% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.9% 50.4% 51.4% 2
2000s 45.4% 36.5% 51.5% 10
2010s 37.4% 34.6% 39.3% 8

Countries ranked near France

  1. 41 Kazakhstan 36.3% compare
  2. 42 China 36.0% compare
  3. 43 Portugal 35.4% compare
  4. 45 Sweden 34.4% compare
  5. 46 Rwanda 34.0% compare
  6. 47 Mexico 33.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France was 34.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2017.
How does France rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
France ranks 44th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.