School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France
France: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.6 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France is 16.6 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France peaked at 16.6 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.03 years, in 2002.
France ranks 47th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.41 years | 15.03 years | 15.72 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.92 years | 15.7 years | 16.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.51 years | 16.37 years | 16.6 years | 5 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in France was 16.6 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 years in 2002.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- France ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release