Australia vs France: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Australia
99.9%
in 2023
France
100.0%
in 2016
Australia rank
4th
France rank
2nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 100.0% against 99.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 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% | 11.9% | 10.7% | Australia |
| 1830s | 27.4% | 15.1% | 12.3% | Australia |
| 1840s | 32.6% | 18.9% | 13.7% | Australia |
| 1850s | 38.3% | 23.4% | 15.0% | Australia |
| 1860s | 44.4% | 28.5% | 15.9% | Australia |
| 1870s | 50.6% | 82.5% | 31.8% | France |
| 1880s | 56.9% | 100.0% | 43.1% | France |
| 1890s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | France |
| 1900s | 58.3% | 100.0% | 41.7% | France |
| 1910s | 66.7% | 100.0% | 33.3% | France |
| 1920s | 75.0% | 100.0% | 25.0% | France |
| 1930s | 83.4% | 100.0% | 16.6% | France |
| 1940s | 91.7% | 100.0% | 8.3% | France |
| 1950s | 99.0% | 100.0% | 1.0% | France |
| 1960s | 83.1% | 97.5% | 14.4% | France |
| 1970s | 94.0% | 96.4% | 2.4% | France |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 96.4% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 100.0% | 2.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Australia or France?
- France, at 100.0% against 99.9% in Australia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Australia and France?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2012.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 4th and France ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.