老年大学从20世纪70年代初期就开始在世界各地创办,由于国情国力的差异,各国的老年大学也各有千秋。法国的第三年龄大学。法国是世界上第一个老年型国家,也是老年教育比较正规的一个国家。法国把老年大学称之为第三年龄大学,第一所老年大学创建于1973年,而后迅速发展了很多所,其中大多数由国家经办, Elder universities have been founded around the world since the early 1970s and because of the differences in their national conditions and strengths, elder universities in different countries have their own strengths and weaknesses. Third-year university in France. France is the first elderly country in the world and a country with a relatively regular older education. France calls older university a third-year university, the first older university was founded in 1973 and many rapidly grew, most of whom are run by the state,