Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France

France: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 13.2 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.2
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 90 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2016
All-time low
11.37
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France, 2004–2016

0510152004201020162004: 11.42005: 11.52006: 11.62007: 11.72009: 11.92010: 122011: 12.22012: 12.42013: 12.42014: 12.92015: 13.22016: 13.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 13.2 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France peaked at 13.2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.37, in 2004.

France ranks 15th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in France, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 11.37
2005 11.5 +1.2%
2006 11.6 +0.9%
2007 11.67 +0.6%
2009 11.88 +1.8%
2010 11.97 +0.8%
2011 12.24 +2.2%
2012 12.38 +1.2%
2013 12.45 +0.5%
2014 12.92 +3.8%
2015 13.19 +2.1%
2016 13.2 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.6 11.37 11.88 5
2010s 12.62 11.97 13.2 7

Countries ranked near France

  1. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.44 compare
  2. 13 Iceland 13.38 compare
  3. 14 Germany 13.29 compare
  4. 16 Latvia 13.18 compare
  5. 17 Sweden 13.13 compare
  6. 18 Ireland 13.1 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

More reference data data for France

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France was 13.2 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 11.37 in 2004.
How does France rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
France ranks 15th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-25-and-above/france/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-25-and-above/france/">Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in France</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed