Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France
France: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female was 5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
France recorded 5 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France peaked at 5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 1965.
France ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.79 | — |
| 1965 | 3.74 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 4.01 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 4.15 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 4.01 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.33 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 4.57 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 4.73 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.89 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.95 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 | 3.74 | 3.79 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.08 | 4.01 | 4.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.17 | 4.01 | 4.33 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.65 | 4.57 | 4.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.92 | 4.89 | 4.95 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female in France was 5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 1965.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female?
- France ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 15-19.