School age population, last grade of primary education, female in France
France: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 411,687 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
411,687 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 204 countries
All-time high
423,688 number
in 1975
All-time low
355,128 number
in 1990
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in France, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
France recorded 411,687 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in France peaked at 423,688 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 355,128 number, in 1990.
France ranks 27th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 405,199 number | — |
| 1971 | 410,407 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 415,291 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 419,689 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 423,027 number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 423,688 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 421,449 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 419,504 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 417,427 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 415,464 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 414,763 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 415,300 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 415,402 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 414,965 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 412,371 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 403,995 number | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 389,661 number | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 376,931 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 365,022 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 355,956 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 355,128 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 363,168 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 369,363 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 375,438 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 380,828 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 382,355 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 379,315 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 377,853 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 376,816 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 388,238 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 390,718 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 387,910 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 385,209 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 379,957 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 365,031 number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 367,651 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 377,195 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 381,416 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 377,589 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 385,520 number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 389,891 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 408,872 number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 402,130 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 397,009 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 399,932 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 404,680 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 406,138 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 416,385 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 408,744 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 411,687 number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 417,114 number | 405,199 number | 423,688 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 396,437 number | 355,956 number | 415,402 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 374,850 number | 355,128 number | 388,238 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 379,820 number | 365,031 number | 390,718 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 404,547 number | 389,891 number | 416,385 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in France?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in France was 411,687 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 423,688 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,128 number in 1990.
- How does France rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- France ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of 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 last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.