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Europe > France > Education

FRENCH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 7.9 [29th of 100]
Class size > Age 13 21.6 students [9th of 29]
Duration of compulsory education 11 years [25th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 5 [147th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [50th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.6% [40th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 23% [14th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 92.4% [8th of 135]
Grade 12 advanced students math 557 [1st of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science 466 [13th of 15]
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [21st of 160]
Mathematical literacy 517 [10th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,761.00 [12th of 22]
Reading literacy 505 [13th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years [11th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total 15.4 years [11th of 110]
Scientific literacy 500 [12th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 37% [4th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring 32% [17th of 17]
Tertiary enrollment 53.6% [20th of 151]

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SOURCES: UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; TIMSS; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: France, French Republic, Republique Francaise

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