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

Latest (2024)
0.0252 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.0746 years
in 2012
All-time low
0.0252 years
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in France, 2001–2024

0.030.040.050.060.072001201220242001: 0.036 years2002: 0.037 years2003: 0.05 years2004: 0.044 years2005: 0.059 years2006: 0.056 years2007: 0.057 years2008: 0.057 years2009: 0.059 years2010: 0.074 years2011: 0.074 years2012: 0.075 years2013: 0.058 years2014: 0.056 years2015: 0.056 years2016: 0.058 years2017: 0.058 years2018: 0.049 years2019: 0.042 years2020: 0.032 years2021: 0.029 years2022: 0.028 years2023: 0.025 years2024: 0.025 years

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 91 Sri Lanka 0.0349 years compare
  2. 92 Burkina Faso 0.0347 years compare
  3. 93 Portugal 0.0324 years compare
  4. 95 Colombia 0.0239 years compare
  5. 96 Bhutan 0.0232 years compare
  6. 97 Mauritania 0.0226 years compare

See the full ranking of 127 places →

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
127 places, 1,889 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release