School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France
France: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France is 16.06 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France peaked at 16.09 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.78 years, in 2002.
That places France 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.85 years | — |
| 2002 | 14.78 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 14.86 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.43 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.35 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.3 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.46 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.44 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 15.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 16.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.06 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.13 years | 14.78 years | 15.43 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.58 years | 15.38 years | 15.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 years | 15.96 years | 16.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in France was 16.06 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.09 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.78 years in 2002.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- France ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release