France vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

France
15.55 years
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
14.81 years
in 2024
France rank
43rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
43rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • France
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
051015197519992024

How they compare

France currently reports 15.55 years against 14.81 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.74 years.

Across all 24 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 43rd of 179 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
2000s 14.85 years 11.01 years 3.84 years France
2010s 15.24 years 13.42 years 1.82 years France
2020s 15.58 years 14.54 years 1.04 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, France or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
France, at 15.55 years against 14.81 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
0.74 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
France ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 43rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release