Population of compulsory school age, female in France
France: Population of compulsory school age, female was 5.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 5.11 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in France peaked at 5.24 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million, in 2006.
That places France 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.84 million | — |
| 2002 | 3.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.85 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.92 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.24 million | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 5.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.11 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.83 million | 3.82 million | 3.86 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.02 million | 3.89 million | 4.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million | 5.11 million | 5.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.42 million compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.27 million compare
- 20 Angola 5.28 million compare
- 22 Sudan 5.07 million compare
- 23 Afghanistan 4.94 million compare
- 24 Germany 4.93 million compare
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in France?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in France was 5.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million in 2006.
- How does France rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- France ranks 21st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release