Primary education, teachers in France
France: Primary education, teachers was 83.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in France, 1975–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
France recorded 83.0% for primary education, teachers in 2013. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in France peaked at 83.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1982.
France ranks 71st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.3% | 67.8% | 68.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 59.0% | 67.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 77.4% | 78.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 78.7% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.7% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 61.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 229,471 (2013)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 31.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in France?
- Primary education, teachers in France was 83.0% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1982.
- How does France rank for primary education, teachers?
- France ranks 71st out of 200 countries with data for 2013.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.