Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France
France: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France stood at 1 index. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France peaked at 1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9879 index, in 2010.
That places France 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9922 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9932 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9931 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9956 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.99 index | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9882 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9914 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.989 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9901 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9879 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9955 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9996 index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9972 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9952 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9936 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9943 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.994 index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9973 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.996 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9947 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9973 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9984 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- France's 1 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9989 index, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9914 index | 0.9882 index | 0.9956 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 index | 0.9879 index | 0.9996 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9974 index | 0.9947 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in France was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9879 index in 2010.
- How does France rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- France ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.