Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France

France: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total was 0.06 in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
0.06
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.13
in 1975
All-time low
0.04
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France, 1960–2010

0.040.060.080.10.120.141960198520101960: 0.071965: 0.091970: 0.111975: 0.131980: 0.111985: 0.121990: 0.131995: 0.112000: 0.062005: 0.042010: 0.06

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

France recorded 0.06 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in 2010.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France peaked at 0.13 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2005.

France ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.07
1965 0.09 +28.6%
1970 0.11 +22.2%
1975 0.13 +18.2%
1980 0.11 -15.4%
1985 0.12 +9.1%
1990 0.13 +8.3%
1995 0.11 -15.4%
2000 0.06 -45.5%
2005 0.04 -33.3%
2010 0.06 +50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.08 0.07 0.09 2
1970s 0.12 0.11 0.13 2
1980s 0.115 0.11 0.12 2
1990s 0.12 0.11 0.13 2
2000s 0.05 0.04 0.06 2
2010s 0.06 0.06 0.06 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 39 New Zealand 0.07 compare
  2. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.06 compare
  3. 40 Kyrgyzstan 0.06 compare
  4. 40 Saudi Arabia 0.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France?
Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total in France was 0.06 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.13 in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2005.
How does France rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total?
France ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15-19, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people age 15-19.