France vs Ireland: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

France

11.77 years

in 2023

Ireland

11.72 years

in 2023

France rank

46th

Ireland rank

47th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

France currently reports 11.77 years against 11.72 years in Ireland, a difference of 0.0407 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.

France ranks 46th and Ireland ranks 47th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.