School age population, lower secondary education, female in France
France: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
France recorded 1.68 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in France peaked at 1.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million, in 2008.
That places France 24th out of 220 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.62 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.68 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.51 million | 1.58 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million | 1.54 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million | 1.65 million | 1.68 million | 5 |
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More education data for France
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in France?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in France was 1.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2008.
- How does France rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- France ranks 24th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release