Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France
France: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 20.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France stood at 20.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France peaked at 33.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2010.
That places France 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.3% | — |
| 1965 | 32.3% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 33.7% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 32.1% | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 28.2% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.8% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 32.1% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 26.6% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.9% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
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 25+ with primary in France?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in France was 20.4% 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 25+ with primary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2010.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- France ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary