School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in France
France: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male was 0.0156 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0156 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in France peaked at 0.0357 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 years, in 2024.
That places France 107th 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.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0217 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.0211 years | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0311 years | +47.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0239 years | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0276 years | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0261 years | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0258 years | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.025 years | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0343 years | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0352 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 years | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0293 years | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.031 years | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0314 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0255 years | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 years | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.02 years | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0194 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0176 years | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 years | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0156 years | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0253 years | 0.0211 years | 0.0311 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0305 years | 0.0226 years | 0.0357 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 years | 0.0156 years | 0.02 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, male in France?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male in France was 0.0156 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0357 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 years in 2024.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male?
- France ranks 107th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release