France vs Ireland
France vs Ireland: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.3 years in France and 11.6 years in Ireland, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0.3 years, or 1.03 times that in France.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, France ranked 17 and Ireland ranked 8 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | France | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025