School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France
France: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.46 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France, 1979–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France is 15.46 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France peaked at 15.61 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 12.27 years, in 1979.
France ranks 40th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12.27 years | — |
| 1980 | 12.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.39 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.39 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 12.68 years | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 12.93 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 13.17 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 13.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 13.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 13.82 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 14.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 14.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 14.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.41 years | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 15.53 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.55 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.47 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.8 years | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 14.72 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.63 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.39 years | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.37 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.93 years | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.79 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 14.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.46 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.27 years | 12.27 years | 12.27 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.87 years | 12.39 years | 13.63 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.93 years | 13.82 years | 15.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.67 years | 14.37 years | 14.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.11 years | 14.85 years | 15.46 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near France
More gender data for France
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,528 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9027 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 310,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 325,288 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 312,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 326,662 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 325,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 340,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 341,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 357,036 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in France was 15.46 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.61 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.27 years in 1979.
- How does France rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- France ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.