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

France: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 45.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
45.0%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
40th
of 155 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2000
All-time low
45.0%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

02040601998200720171998: 62.2 %1999: 62.8 %2000: 63 %2001: 62.5 %2002: 62.1 %2003: 62.1 %2004: 61.9 %2005: 61.9 %2006: 48.8 %2007: 49.3 %2008: 49.5 %2009: 49.3 %2010: 49.4 %2011: 49.7 %2012: 49.6 %2013: 48.2 %2014: 47.4 %2015: 46.4 %2016: 45.6 %2017: 45 %

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

Analysis

In 2017, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France stood at 45.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France peaked at 63.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2017.

France ranks 40th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in France, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 62.2%
1999 62.8% +1.1%
2000 63.0% +0.3%
2001 62.5% -0.9%
2002 62.1% -0.5%
2003 62.1% -0.1%
2004 61.9% -0.2%
2005 61.9% -0.1%
2006 48.8% -21.2%
2007 49.3% +1.1%
2008 49.5% +0.3%
2009 49.3% -0.4%
2010 49.4% +0.1%
2011 49.7% +0.7%
2012 49.6% -0.3%
2013 48.2% -2.7%
2014 47.4% -1.6%
2015 46.4% -2.2%
2016 45.6% -1.7%
2017 45.0% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.5% 62.2% 62.8% 2
2000s 57.0% 48.8% 63.0% 10
2010s 47.7% 45.0% 49.7% 8

Countries ranked near France

  1. 37 Kazakhstan 46.7% compare
  2. 38 Portugal 45.8% compare
  3. 39 United Kingdom 45.6% compare
  4. 41 Latvia 44.3% compare
  5. 42 Denmark 44.3% compare
  6. 43 China 43.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in France was 45.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2017.
How does France rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
France ranks 40th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male 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, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male 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.