School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France
France: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9869 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9869 GPIA, in 2006.
That places France 77th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9928 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9936 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9894 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9913 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9952 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9944 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9936 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9934 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9936 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.9958 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 74 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 75 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 75 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 78 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
- 79 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 80 Oman 1 GPIA compare
More education data for France
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 190,544 (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,927 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in France was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9869 GPIA in 2006.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- France ranks 77th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release