School age population, secondary education, female in France
France: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.85 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
2.85 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.97 million number
in 1979
All-time low
2.57 million number
in 1994
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in France, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in France stood at 2.85 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in France peaked at 2.97 million number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million number, in 1994.
France ranks 24th of 205 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, secondary education, female in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.83 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.83 million number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2.87 million number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.88 million number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.91 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.93 million number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.95 million number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.96 million number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.97 million number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.97 million number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.96 million number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.96 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.95 million number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.94 million number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.94 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.93 million number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.90 million number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.86 million number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.81 million number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.75 million number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 2.68 million number | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.63 million number | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.59 million number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.57 million number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.60 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.75 million number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.75 million number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.75 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.77 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.79 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.74 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.72 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.71 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.69 million number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.69 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.69 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.73 million number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.76 million number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.80 million number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.82 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.85 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.86 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.85 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.90 million number | 2.83 million number | 2.97 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 million number | 2.81 million number | 2.97 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.64 million number | 2.57 million number | 2.75 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 million number | 2.69 million number | 2.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million number | 2.69 million number | 2.86 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in France?
- School age population, secondary education, female in France was 2.85 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million number in 1994.
- How does France rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- France ranks 24th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, secondary 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.