School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in France
France: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) 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 109th 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, male (years) 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% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0156 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1947 years, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0156 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1281 years, 12% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male (years) in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +47.3% | 0.0211 years | 0.0311 years |
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 |
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, 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 109th out of 127 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