Over-age students, primary, female in France
France: Over-age students, primary, female was 2.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in France, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in France is 2.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in France peaked at 14.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2017.
France ranks 128th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in France, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.3% | — |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 11.1% | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 7.2% | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in France?
- Over-age students, primary, female in France was 2.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2017.
- How does France rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- France ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.