Australia vs France: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled

Australia
99.9
in 2023
France
99.97
in 2016
Australia rank
4th
France rank
2nd

Gender gap education levels, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 99.97 against 99.9 in Australia, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 4th and France ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and France in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1820s 22.7 11.95 10.75 Australia
1830s 27.37 15.09 12.28 Australia
1840s 32.6 18.87 13.73 Australia
1850s 38.32 23.35 14.97 Australia
1860s 44.39 28.52 15.87 Australia
1870s 50.64 82.47 31.83 France
1880s 56.89 100 43.11 France
1890s 49.96 100 50.04 France
1900s 58.32 100 41.68 France
1910s 66.67 100 33.33 France
1920s 75.03 100 24.97 France
1930s 83.38 100 16.62 France
1940s 91.74 100 8.26 France
1950s 99 100 1 France
1960s 83.09 97.5 14.41 France
1970s 94 96.38 2.38 France
1980s 100 100 0 —
2000s 99.52 96.77 2.75 Australia
2010s 97.87 99.96 2.09 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap education levels, gaps filled, Australia or France?
France, at 99.97 against 99.9 in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gender gap education levels, gaps filled between Australia and France?
0.07, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
41 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2012.
How do Australia and France rank globally for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 4th and France ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 7,888 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.