France - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in France was 5.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 5.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 5.00
1971 5.00
1972 5.00
1973 5.00
1974 5.00
1975 5.00
1976 5.00
1977 5.00
1978 5.00
1979 5.00
1980 5.00
1981 5.00
1982 5.00
1983 5.00
1984 5.00
1985 5.00
1986 5.00
1987 5.00
1988 5.00
1989 5.00
1990 5.00
1991 5.00
1992 5.00
1993 5.00
1994 5.00
1995 5.00
1996 5.00
1997 5.00
1998 5.00
1999 5.00
2000 5.00
2001 5.00
2002 5.00
2003 5.00
2004 5.00
2005 5.00
2006 5.00
2007 5.00
2008 5.00
2009 5.00
2010 5.00
2011 5.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in France was 4,152,622 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,939,683 in 1971 and a minimum value of 3,783,197 in 2004.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 4,939,683
1972 4,853,725
1973 4,759,935
1974 4,724,128
1975 4,670,406
1976 4,601,550
1977 4,568,134
1978 4,618,436
1979 4,647,552
1980 4,650,954
1981 4,610,361
1982 4,535,613
1983 4,387,003
1984 4,259,598
1985 4,126,435
1986 4,115,846
1987 4,118,403
1988 4,151,664
1989 4,176,391
1990 4,163,161
1991 4,149,143
1992 4,109,797
1993 4,060,408
1994 4,078,370
1995 4,071,599
1996 4,065,005
1997 4,004,704
1999 3,944,227
2000 3,884,560
2001 3,837,902
2002 3,807,739
2003 3,791,555
2004 3,783,197
2005 4,015,490
2006 4,051,861
2007 4,105,628
2008 4,139,284
2009 4,152,622

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in France was 48.53 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 48.62 in 2004, while its lowest value was 48.47 in 2006.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 48.55
2000 48.58
2001 48.57
2002 48.60
2003 48.58
2004 48.62
2005 48.50
2006 48.47
2007 48.49
2008 48.48
2009 48.53

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in France was 221,717 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 232,405 in 1980 and a minimum value of 188,390 in 1973.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1973 188,390
1974 188,870
1975 207,386
1976 204,311
1979 230,634
1980 232,405
1982 220,631
1983 222,346
1993 219,182
1994 218,019
1995 216,962
1996 216,938
1997 211,192
1999 208,607
2001 204,727
2002 204,287
2003 203,418
2004 202,954
2005 216,411
2006 217,017
2007 216,654
2008 217,428
2009 221,717

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in France was 82.60 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 82.60 in 2009, while its lowest value was 67.25 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1974 67.25
1975 68.57
1976 68.46
1993 77.36
1994 77.85
1995 77.87
1996 78.67
1997 78.62
1999 77.72
2001 79.84
2002 78.68
2003 80.62
2004 81.20
2005 81.55
2006 81.74
2007 82.09
2008 82.36
2009 82.60

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes