School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France
France: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.0252 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France stood at 0.0252 years. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France peaked at 0.0746 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 years, in 2024.
That places France 94th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0507 years | 0.0361 years | 0.0589 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.06 years | 0.0423 years | 0.0746 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0277 years | 0.0252 years | 0.0316 years | 5 |
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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, female in France?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France was 0.0252 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0746 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 years in 2024.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- France ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release