Insee
Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques
18 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cédex 14
http://www.insee.fr/fr/
This source is used in these chapters:
In France, young people are more likely to have higher education qualifications than older people, and also more likely than young people living in other OECD countries. In the early 2010s, 44% of young people leaving initial education were awarded higher education qualifications. [read more]
Children whose parents work as managers or in the intermediate professions are more likely to succeed in their studies. They are proportionally more likely to obtain a Baccalaureate, enrol in higher education and achieve higher education qualifications. However, inequalities have been reduced by the fact that access to higher education has improved most significantly for those from the most disadvantaged social backgrounds, although they still remain marked. [read more]