Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — France

Children out of school in France in 2024 — 8,155 people. Ranked 49 in the world out of 120. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 94.1%.

2024 8,155 people +82.44% vs 2023
World rank 49of 120
Period maximum 149,151 people2003
Period minimum 618 people2018

Trend over time

2001–2024 · people

Children out of school — France, 2001–2024050,000100,000150,0002001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 138,945 people2002: 140,553 people2003: 149,151 people2004: 148,892 people2005: 3,243 people2006: 1,136 people2007: 5,208 people2008: 20,115 people2009: 36,009 people2010: 51,322 people2011: 9,824 people2012: 14,993 people2013: 23,622 people2014: 56,322 people2015: 21,490 people2016: 7,005 people2017: 2,457 people2018: 618 people2019: 4,882 people2020: 768 people2021: 2,925 people2022: 1,773 people2023: 4,470 people2024: 8,155 people
Change over the period: −130,790 (−94.13%) Average annual rate: -11.6 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 8,155 people
Western Europe computed 23,073 people
Children out of school — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 8,155 +3,685 +82.44%
2023 4,470 +2,697 +152.12%
2022 1,773 −1,152 −39.38%
2021 2,925 +2,157 +280.86%
2020 768 −4,114 −84.27%
2019 4,882 +4,264 +689.97%
2018 618 −1,839 −74.85%
2017 2,457 −4,548 −64.93%
2016 7,005 −14,485 −67.4%
2015 21,490 −34,832 −61.84%
2014 56,322 +32,700 +138.43%
2013 23,622 +8,629 +57.55%
2012 14,993 +5,169 +52.62%
2011 9,824 −41,498 −80.86%
2010 51,322 +15,313 +42.53%
2009 36,009 +15,894 +79.02%
2008 20,115 +14,907 +286.23%
2007 5,208 +4,072 +358.45%
2006 1,136 −2,107 −64.97%
2005 3,243 −145,649 −97.82%
2004 148,892 −259 −0.17%
2003 149,151 +8,598 +6.12%
2002 140,553 +1,608 +1.16%
2001 138,945

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.