Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in France
Gross tertiary enrolment in France was 71.5% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
France, 2024
71.5%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in France over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.5% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 70.5% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 70.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 61.5%, the figure has changed by +10.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
55.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
103.4%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
12.9%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
7.2%d (Definition differs)
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
15.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT