School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in France
France: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.24 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in France, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 1.24 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in France peaked at 1.24 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.17 GPIA, in 2001.
That places France 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 5 |
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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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in France?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in France was 1.24 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2001.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- France ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release