Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France
France: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 16.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 16.1 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France peaked at 16.1 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.98, in 1990.
That places France 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.98 | — |
| 1991 | 14.47 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 14.7 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 14.81 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 15.64 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 15.77 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.86 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 15.82 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.76 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.72 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.94 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 14.85 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.78 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.87 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.86 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.43 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.42 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.35 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.3 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.27 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.38 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.42 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.49 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.46 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.44 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.51 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.62 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.74 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.84 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.87 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.96 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.02 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.25 | 13.98 | 15.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.11 | 14.78 | 15.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.58 | 15.38 | 15.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 | 15.96 | 16.1 | 4 |
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 expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in France was 16.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.98 in 1990.
- How does France rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- France ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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