Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France
France: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 398,783 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
France recorded 398,783 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France peaked at 421,520 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 349,900 number, in 1987.
That places France 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 418,740 number | — |
| 1971 | 420,958 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 421,520 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 419,870 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 416,829 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 413,297 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 410,545 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 408,967 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 408,202 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 407,296 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 405,158 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 400,445 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 392,882 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 381,375 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 368,504 number | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 356,929 number | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 350,131 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 349,900 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 356,009 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 365,456 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 375,114 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 380,570 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 382,386 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 380,909 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 377,236 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 372,520 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 368,572 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 365,475 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 361,424 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 371,522 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 356,784 number | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 359,432 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 368,210 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 373,075 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 369,237 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 378,843 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 382,397 number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 399,257 number | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 395,855 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 389,787 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 389,351 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 390,522 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 395,709 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 405,508 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 403,837 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 408,682 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 406,752 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 412,527 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 403,010 number | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 398,783 number | -1.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 398,783 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 18.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- France's 398,783 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 10.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 414,622 number | 407,296 number | 421,520 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,679 number | 349,900 number | 405,158 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 373,573 number | 361,424 number | 382,386 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 377,288 number | 356,784 number | 399,257 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 401,468 number | 389,351 number | 412,527 number | 10 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in France was 398,783 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 421,520 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,900 number in 1987.
- How does France rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- France ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.