School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France
France: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9999 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France is 0.9999 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France peaked at 1.09 GPI in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.9837 GPI, in 1995.
That places France 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 1.03 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.05 GPI | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9872 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9837 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9857 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9878 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9906 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9955 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9969 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9974 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9949 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9974 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9969 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.998 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9999 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 GPI | 0.9837 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9975 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9999 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in France was 0.9999 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPI in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9837 GPI in 1995.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- France ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.