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Europe > France > Education

FRENCH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 5.16 % of GNI Time series [49th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 7.9 [29th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 14,290 Time series [67th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 0.236 per 1,000 people Time series [121st of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 3,678 Time series [78th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 60.772 per 1,000 people Time series [120th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 10,611 Time series [58th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 175.327 per 1,000 people Time series [109th of 148]
Class size > Age 13 21.6 students [9th of 29]
Committee on Culture and Education > Members > Number of CULT member 9 [1st of 21]
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 enrolment by level > Primary level 3,791,555 Time series [33rd of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.064 per capita Time series [141st of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 5,859,127 Time series [17th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 98.31 per 1,000 people Time series [54th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 2,119,149 Time series [16th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 35.557 per 1,000 people Time series [37th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.58% Time series [72nd of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.12% Time series [83rd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 55.03% Time series [48th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 99% Time series [16th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 99% Time series [27th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 100% Time series [7th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 5.8% Time series [28th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9% Time series [63rd of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.6% [40th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 11.4% [78th of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 31.3% [88th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 49.7% [10th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 17.7% [60th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 98% Time series [20th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 98.4% Time series [17th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 97.5% Time series [21st of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 99 Time series [31st of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 99 Time series [38th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 98 Time series [41st of 145]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 36% [7th of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 41% [11th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 23% [14th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 92.4% [8th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 16.5 years [16th of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 16.7 years [17th of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 16.3 years [15th of 28]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 17.6 % Time series [42nd of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 29.64 % Time series [10th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 33.93 % Time series [32nd of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.6% [69th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49% [93rd of 170]
Female teachers > Lower secondary 64.1% [10th of 20]
Geographical aptitude results 62.318 [155th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.99 Time series [49th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1 Time series [68th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.29 Time series [30th of 139]
Grade 12 advanced students math 557 [1st of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science 466 [13th of 15]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 98.13 % Time series [84th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 99.28 % Time series [92nd of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 98.72 % Time series [90th of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 802 hours [20th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 837 hours [21st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 960 hours [19th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 1,066 hours [11th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 802 hours [18th of 38]
Library books 12,509,300 [7th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 206.234 per 1,000 people [45th of 81]
Library employees 1,254 [4th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.020674 per 1,000 people [37th of 68]
Library members 1,370,210 [4th of 68]
    Library members (per capita) 22.5898 per 1,000 people [16th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 99% Time series [19th of 157]
Literacy > Male 99% Time series [29th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [21st of 160]
Mathematical literacy 517 [10th of 27]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 97.48 % Time series [16th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 98.42 % Time series [13th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 97.96 % Time series [17th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 98.17 % Time series [34th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 99.27 % Time series [34th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 98.73 % Time series [33rd of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 5 years Time series [152nd of 197]
Primary education, pupils 3,783,197 Time series [32nd of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.063 per capita Time series [148th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.62 % female Time series [57th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 202,954 Time series [21st of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 3.353 per 1,000 people Time series [112nd of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 81.2 % female Time series [45th of 153]
Primary school girls out of school 1% [92nd of 99]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 29% [9th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 38% [5th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 21% [13th of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 13% [17th of 24]
Primary teacher salary > After 15 years $26,599.00 [11th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Salary multiplier with 15 years experience 1.3 [10th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting $19,761.00 [12th of 22]
Primary teacher salary > Starting; ratio to GDP per capita $26,599.00 [11th of 22]
Primary teacher salary per hour > After 15 years $30.00 per hour [16th of 22]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 14.6 [49th of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 20.9 [52nd of 131]
Progression to secondary level 98.7 [22nd of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 98.87 % Time series [18th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 98.26 % Time series [31st of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 99.05 % Time series [18th of 118]
Proportion of 15 year-olds in secondary education 97% [18th of 37]
Proportion of 16 year-olds in secondary education 96% [6th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in secondary education 89% [11th of 37]
Proportion of 17 year olds in tertiary education 2% [10th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in secondary education 56% [12th of 37]
Proportion of 18 year olds in tertiary education 25% [8th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in secondary education 29% [10th of 37]
Proportion of 19 year olds in tertiary education 38% [5th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in secondary education 12% [17th of 37]
Proportion of 20 year olds in tertiary education 42% [3rd of 37]
Proportion of primary education time spent in physical education 11
Proportion of primary education time spent learning arts 7
Proportion of primary education time spent learning foreign languages 11
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mathematics 14% [10th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning mother tongue 17% [14th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning religion n
Proportion of primary education time spent learning science 12% [15th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning social studies 12% [19th of 36]
Proportion of primary education time spent learning technology 7
Proportion of primary education time spent learning vocational skills n
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.91 % Time series [33rd of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 11.03 % Time series [52nd of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 14.8% [9th of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 85.2% [22nd of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 18 [35th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 29.3 [23rd of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 30.3 [87th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.64 Time series [95th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 18.7 [122nd of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 12 [99th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 128.29 Time series [44th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.21 Time series [57th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.52 Time series [72nd of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 104.82 % Time series [39th of 157]
Reading literacy 505 [13th of 27]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 4.17 % Time series [74th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 4.17 % Time series [66th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 4.17 % Time series [75th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 4.2 [86th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 8.1 [35th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 113.52 % gross Time series [6th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 113.61 % gross Time series [5th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 113.43 % gross Time series [6th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 104.8 % gross Time series [69th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 98.94 % net Time series [7th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 104.37 % gross Time series [67th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 99.11 % net Time series [6th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 105.2 % gross Time series [79th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 98.79 % net Time series [14th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 14.71 % Time series [47th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 110.59 % gross Time series [9th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 96.17 % net Time series [6th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 110.89 % gross Time series [9th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 97.04 % net Time series [5th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 110.31 % gross Time series [9th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 95.34 % net Time series [4th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 25.3 % Time series [33rd of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 56.02 % gross Time series [29th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 63.14 % gross Time series [28th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 49.22 % gross Time series [27th of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 15.7 years [12th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 15.2 years [11th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 16 years Time series [23rd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 17 years Time series [17th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 16 years Time series [16th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 15.4 years [11th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 94 % Time series [9th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 31,971 Time series [5th of 175]
Scientific literacy 500 [12th of 27]
Scouting > Membership > Guiding introduced 1911
Scouting > Membership > Scouting introduced 1910
Secondary education, general pupils 4,298,467 Time series [18th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.071 per 1,000 people Time series [81st of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 5,826,848 Time series [13th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.096 per capita Time series [48th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49 % female Time series [66th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 511,278 Time series [9th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 8.448 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 58.57 % female Time series [48th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,528,381 Time series [8th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 25.254 per 1,000 people Time series [18th of 183]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females 57% [13th of 30]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Advanced research degree 41% [11th of 29]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > First degree 57% [13th of 31]
Share of university qualifications awarded to females > Second degree 56% [9th of 24]
Share of vocational tertiary qualifications awarded to females > First degree 54 % awarded to females [18th of 30]
Spending per primary school student $3,752.00 per student [12th of 21]
    Spending per primary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [16th of 21]
Spending per secondary school student $6,605.00 per student [6th of 21]
    Spending per secondary school student (per $ GDP) $0.00 per student per $1,000 [16th of 21]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 37% [4th of 17]
Student attitude > Find school boring 32% [17th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder 42% [3rd of 17]
Students from households with calculator > Age 13 95% [18th of 28]
Students from households with computer > Age 13 47% [14th of 28]
Students from households with dictionary > Age 13 95% [17th of 28]
Students from households with more than 25 books > Age 13 73% [21st of 28]
Students from households with study desk > Age 13 92% [13th of 28]
Students living with mother > Age 13 92% [24th of 28]
Students whose father has secondary education 27%
Students whose mothers have secondary education > Age 13 29%
Teacher qualifications > Share with degree > Age 13 58% [16th of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Share with special training > Age 13 53% [22nd of 24]
Teacher qualifications > Years experience > Age 13 29.5 years experience [7th of 29]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 4.5% [13th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 35 weeks per year [32nd of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 35 weeks per year [33rd of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 53.6% [20th of 151]
Total expenditure as % of GDP 6.1 % of GDP [5th of 18]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 40.6 % Time series [7th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 38 % Time series [5th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 43.4 % Time series [9th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 39.9 % Time series [28th of 77]
Universities > Top 10 1 [3rd of 3]
    Universities > Top 10 (per $ GDP) 0.007 per $14.1 billion of GDP [3rd of 3]
    Universities > Top 10 (per capita) 0.002 per 100,000 people [3rd of 3]
Universities > Top 100 5 [4th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per $ GDP) 0.035 per $14.1 billion of GDP [16th of 22]
    Universities > Top 100 (per capita) 0.082 per capita [15th of 22]
Universities > Top 200 9 [6th of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.004 per $1 billion of GDP [22nd of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.148 per capita [18th of 31]
Universities > Top 50 2 [5th of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per $ GDP) 0.014 per $14.1 billion of GDP [9th of 12]
    Universities > Top 50 (per capita) 0.33 per 10 million people [8th of 12]
Universities > Top 500 21 [7th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.01 per $1 billion of GDP [26th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.346 per capita [20th of 38]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both
Young longtext readers 16.6 [20th of 27]
Young shorttext readers 31.7 [8th of 27]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; "Efficiency and Equity in Schools around the World" by Eric A. Hanushek and Javier A. Luque, April 2002; Wikipedia: Committee on Culture and Education ; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; The Geography Zone; TIMSS; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; Wikipedia: Scouting ; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2001); OECD; OECD Historical Statistics ; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

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