Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France
France: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 56.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France peaked at 56.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1960.
France ranks 49th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.5% | — |
| 1965 | 10.1% | +18.7% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | +29.0% |
| 1975 | 17.2% | +32.2% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +50.7% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 53.2% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 20.0% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 37.8% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 53.2% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 46 United Arab Emirates 57.0% compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 56.5% compare
- 48 Malta 56.3% compare
- 50 Austria 56.0% compare
- 51 Brunei Darussalam 54.3% compare
- 52 Mauritius 54.1% compare
More education data for France
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in France was 56.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1960.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- France ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)