Demographics of The Glorious Empire

Immigration Net migration rate: 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

In the late twentieth century, France exhibited a high rate of immigration. More than 1 million Muslims immigrated in the 1960s and early 1970s from North Africa, especially Algeria. At the end of 1994, there were about 5 million persons of Muslim descent living in France.

Ethnic groups Celtic and Latin with Germanic, Slavic and Basque minorities

Languages French

Education Main article: Education in France

Education is mandatory between ages 6 and 16. The public education system is highly centralized. Private primary and secondary education is primarily Roman Catholic. Higher education in France began with the founding of the University of Paris in 1150. It now consists of 69 universities and special schools, such as the Grandes Écoles, technical colleges, and vocational training institutions.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (1980 est.)