Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France

France: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 103.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
103.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
109.4%
in 1995
All-time low
93.6%
in 1971
Years of data
46
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

France recorded 103.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France peaked at 109.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 1971.

France ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in France, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 93.6%
1972 94.6% +1.0%
1973 97.0% +2.6%
1974 95.8% -1.2%
1975 95.9% +0.1%
1977 94.7% -1.2%
1978 95.3% +0.6%
1979 95.7% +0.4%
1980 96.3% +0.7%
1981 98.2% +1.9%
1982 96.2% -2.0%
1983 96.2% +0.0%
1985 97.4% +1.3%
1986 99.0% +1.6%
1987 100.7% +1.7%
1988 102.1% +1.4%
1989 103.2% +1.1%
1990 103.7% +0.4%
1991 105.2% +1.5%
1992 106.4% +1.1%
1993 105.7% -0.6%
1994 109.3% +3.3%
1995 109.4% +0.1%
1996 109.1% -0.2%
1997 108.3% -0.8%
1998 107.8% -0.4%
1999 103.5% -4.0%
2000 103.3% -0.2%
2001 102.8% -0.5%
2002 102.0% -0.8%
2003 101.8% -0.2%
2004 101.3% -0.4%
2005 105.8% +4.4%
2006 105.6% -0.2%
2007 105.4% -0.2%
2008 105.1% -0.3%
2009 104.8% -0.3%
2010 104.9% +0.1%
2011 105.1% +0.2%
2012 104.6% -0.5%
2013 103.8% -0.8%
2014 102.9% -0.9%
2015 103.0% +0.1%
2016 103.0% +0.0%
2017 103.3% +0.3%
2018 103.6% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.3% 93.6% 97.0% 8
1980s 98.8% 96.2% 103.2% 9
1990s 106.8% 103.5% 109.4% 10
2000s 103.8% 101.3% 105.8% 10
2010s 103.8% 102.9% 105.1% 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 45 Luxembourg 103.9% compare
  2. 46 United Arab Emirates 103.7% compare
  3. 47 Liechtenstein 103.7% compare
  4. 49 Qatar 103.6% compare
  5. 50 Saudi Arabia 103.6% compare
  6. 51 Ecuador 103.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in France was 103.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 109.4% in 1995.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 1971.
How does France rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
France ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.