Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France
France: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 10.64 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France stood at 10.64. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France peaked at 10.64 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1960.
France ranks 41st 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 total schooling, age 25+, total in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1 | — |
| 1965 | 4.48 | +9.3% |
| 1970 | 4.96 | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 5.47 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 5.96 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 6.61 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 7.33 | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 8.54 | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 9.53 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 10.05 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 10.64 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.29 | 4.1 | 4.48 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.21 | 4.96 | 5.47 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.29 | 5.96 | 6.61 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.93 | 7.33 | 8.54 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.79 | 9.53 | 10.05 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.64 | 10.64 | 10.64 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in France was 10.64 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10.64 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1960.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- France ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.