Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France
France: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 4.88 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France stood at 4.88. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France peaked at 4.88 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.45, in 1960.
That places France 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+, female in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.45 | — |
| 1965 | 3.57 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 3.68 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3.81 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 3.91 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.01 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.07 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.44 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 4.68 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.88 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.51 | 3.45 | 3.57 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.75 | 3.68 | 3.81 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.96 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.26 | 4.07 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.74 | 4.68 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0602 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in France was 4.88 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 25+, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 in 1960.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- France ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.