Population of compulsory school age, male in France

France: Population of compulsory school age, male was 4.26 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
4.26 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.28 million number
in 2016
All-time low
3.93 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in France, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200820191998: 3.9M number1999: 4.0M number2000: 4.0M number2001: 4.0M number2002: 4.0M number2003: 4.0M number2004: 4.0M number2005: 4.0M number2006: 4.0M number2007: 4.0M number2008: 4.0M number2009: 4.1M number2010: 4.1M number2011: 4.1M number2012: 4.1M number2013: 4.2M number2014: 4.2M number2015: 4.3M number2016: 4.3M number2017: 4.3M number2018: 4.3M number2019: 4.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in France stood at 4.26 million number.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in France peaked at 4.28 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million number, in 1998.

That places France 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.98 million number 3.93 million number 4.03 million number 2
2000s 4.02 million number 4.00 million number 4.06 million number 10
2010s 4.21 million number 4.08 million number 4.28 million number 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 25 Uganda 4.62 million number compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom 4.46 million number compare
  3. 27 Sudan 4.37 million number compare
  4. 29 Venezuela 4.04 million number compare
  5. 30 Ghana 4.03 million number compare
  6. 31 Algeria 3.96 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for France

All data for France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in France?
Population of compulsory school age, male in France was 4.26 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 4.28 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million number in 1998.
How does France rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
France ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

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