France vs Least developed countries: School life expectancy, tertiary, female

France
3.62 years
in 2018
Least developed countries
0.4591 years
in 2019
France rank
41st
Least developed countries rank
36th

School life expectancy, tertiary, female over time

  • France
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

France currently reports 3.62 years against 0.4591 years in Least developed countries, a difference of 3.16 years.

That makes France's figure about 7.9 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 177 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 1.19 years 0.0647 years 1.13 years France
1980s 1.47 years 0.0797 years 1.39 years France
1990s 2.62 years 0.0977 years 2.52 years France
2000s 2.71 years 0.1906 years 2.52 years France
2010s 3.22 years 0.3785 years 2.84 years France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, female, France or Least developed countries?
France, at 3.62 years against 0.4591 years in Least developed countries as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, female between France and Least developed countries?
3.16 years, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Least developed countries?
38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do France and Least developed countries rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
France ranks 41st and Least developed countries ranks 36th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, female (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, tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.