Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in France
France: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 71.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in France is 71.8%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in France peaked at 74.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1960.
France ranks 50th 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: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in France, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1965 | 21.9% | +176.7% |
| 1970 | 32.6% | +48.5% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 29.8% | -21.2% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +80.3% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 7.9% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 32.6% | 37.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 29.8% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 52.3% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 55.9% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 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 population age 20-24 with secondary in France?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in France was 71.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1960.
- How does France rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- France ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)