School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in France
France: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) 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 96th 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, female (years) in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0361 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0375 years | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0502 years | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0439 years | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0588 years | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0565 years | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0571 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 years | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0739 years | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0742 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0746 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 years | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0558 years | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0558 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 years | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0576 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0492 years | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0423 years | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0316 years | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0285 years | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 years | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 years | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0252 years | -0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0252 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0252 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1668 years, 15% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- 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)
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 96th out of 127 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