School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France
France: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 12.47 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France stood at 12.47 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France peaked at 13.08 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 11.23 years, in 1971.
That places France 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.23 years | — |
| 1972 | 11.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 11.62 years | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 11.49 years | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 11.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 11.37 years | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 11.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 11.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 11.8 years | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 11.54 years | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 11.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.69 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 11.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 12.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 12.25 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 12.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 12.64 years | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 12.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 12.6 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 13.03 years | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 13.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 12.94 years | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 12.4 years | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 12.35 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.28 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.14 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.66 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 12.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.61 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.58 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 12.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.48 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.37 years | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.47 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.44 years | 11.23 years | 11.62 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.86 years | 11.54 years | 12.38 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.79 years | 12.4 years | 13.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.42 years | 12.14 years | 12.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 years | 12.37 years | 12.59 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
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, primary and secondary, female in France?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in France was 12.47 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.08 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.23 years in 1971.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- France ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.