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Primary school enrollment — France

Primary school enrollment in France in 2017 — 98.9%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2017 98.9% +0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 14of 137
Period maximum 100%1991
Period minimum 94.9%1985

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — France, 1971–201794969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 97.3%1972: 97.3%1973: 97.3%1974: 97.6%1976: 96.8%1977: 96.9%1979: 98.9%1980: 99.3%1981: 98.9%1982: 97.6%1983: 95.5%1985: 94.9%1986: 97.6%1987: 99.9%1988: 99.8%1989: 99.9%1990: 99.9%1991: 100%1992: 99.2%1993: 97.8%1994: 97.8%1995: 98.9%1996: 99.9%1997: 99.9%1999: 96%2000: 95.6%2001: 95.5%2002: 95.4%2003: 95.2%2004: 95.2%2005: 98.6%2006: 98.6%2007: 98.5%2008: 98.1%2009: 97.7%2010: 97.4%2011: 98.4%2012: 98.3%2013: 98.3%2014: 97.6%2015: 98.4%2016: 98.8%2017: 98.9%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

France 98.9%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Western Europe computed 94.5%
Primary school enrollment — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 98.9 +0.1 pp
2016 98.8 +0.4 pp
2015 98.4 +0.9 pp
2014 97.6 −0.7 pp
2013 98.3 +0 pp
2012 98.3 −0.1 pp
2011 98.4 +1 pp
2010 97.4 −0.4 pp
2009 97.7 −0.4 pp
2008 98.1 −0.4 pp
2007 98.5 −0.1 pp
2006 98.6 +0 pp
2005 98.6 +3.4 pp
2004 95.2 −0 pp
2003 95.2 −0.2 pp
2002 95.4 −0.1 pp
2001 95.5 −0.1 pp
2000 95.6 −0.4 pp
1999 96 —
1997 99.9 −0 pp
1996 99.9 +1 pp
1995 98.9 +1.1 pp
1994 97.8 −0 pp
1993 97.8 −1.4 pp
1992 99.2 −0.8 pp
1991 100 +0.1 pp
1990 99.9 +0.1 pp
1989 99.9 +0 pp
1988 99.8 −0 pp
1987 99.9 +2.3 pp
1986 97.6 +2.7 pp
1985 94.9 —
1983 95.5 −2.1 pp
1982 97.6 −1.2 pp
1981 98.9 −0.4 pp
1980 99.3 +0.4 pp
1979 98.9 —
1977 96.9 +0.1 pp
1976 96.8 —
1974 97.6 +0.3 pp
1973 97.3 +0 pp
1972 97.3 −0.1 pp
1971 97.3 —

Western Europe, 2017

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

FR France 98.9 BE Belgium 98.8 NL Netherlands 98.6 LU Luxembourg 95 CH Switzerland 93.2 DE Germany 90.1 AT Austria 88.6
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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