School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France
France: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0204 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0204 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France peaked at 0.055 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 years, in 2024.
That places France 102nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0289 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0293 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0406 years | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0339 years | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0432 years | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0412 years | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0413 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.041 years | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0418 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0539 years | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0545 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.055 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0442 years | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0423 years | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0427 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0443 years | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0372 years | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0323 years | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0258 years | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.024 years | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 years | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 years | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0204 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0379 years | 0.0289 years | 0.0432 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0451 years | 0.0323 years | 0.055 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0227 years | 0.0204 years | 0.0258 years | 5 |
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in France was 0.0204 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.055 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 years in 2024.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- France ranks 102nd out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release