Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France
France: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.969 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France is 0.969, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France peaked at 0.9744 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9149, in 1990.
That places France 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9149 | — |
| 2004 | 0.9416 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.943 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9505 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.953 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9744 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9517 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9547 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9574 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9554 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9551 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9614 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.96 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9633 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.969 | +0.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.969 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.969 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.993, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9149 | 0.9149 | 0.9149 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9525 | 0.9416 | 0.9744 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9587 | 0.9517 | 0.969 | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in France was 0.969 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9744 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9149 in 1990.
- How does France rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- France ranks 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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