France's children out of school, primary was 8,155 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 85.52% from 56,322 in 2014 (17.57% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8,155 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4,882 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 56,322 | 2014 |
| Highest | 149,151 | 2003 |
| Lowest | 618 | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | 5,454 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 138,945 | 2001 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, France's children out of school, primary rose 82.4% on 2023 (from 4,470 to 8,155).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +68.6% and a typical year strayed about 190.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 690% in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 97.8% in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, France had the 58th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| France | 8,155 | 2024 |
| High income | 2.06 million | 2025 |
Closest to France in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 24 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,155 |
| 2023 | 4,470 |
| 2022 | 1,773 |
| 2021 | 2,925 |
| 2020 | 768 |
| 2019 | 4,882 |
| 2018 | 618 |
| 2017 | 2,457 |
| 2016 | 7,005 |
| 2015 | 21,490 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for France
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 4.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 6.27 million (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 106.66% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 106.01% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 107.28% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
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Questions people ask
- What is France's children out of school, primary?
- 8,155 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is down 94.13% from 138,945 in 2001 (11.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 149,151 in 2003 and the lowest 618 in 2018.
- How does France rank?
- 58th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for France?
- In 2024, France's children out of school, primary rose 82.4% on 2023 (from 4,470 to 8,155). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +68.6% and a typical year strayed about 190.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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