Europe & Central Asia vs France: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Europe & Central Asia
18.46 million number
in 2019
France
1.19 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia rank
17th
France rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • France
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 18.46 million number against 1.19 million number in France, a difference of 17.27 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 15.5 times France's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th and France ranks 17th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia France Difference Ahead
1970s 9.44 million number 527,174 number 8.91 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 9.72 million number 626,573 number 9.09 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 11.49 million number 888,076 number 10.61 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 16.07 million number 957,645 number 15.11 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 18.11 million number 1.09 million number 17.02 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Europe & Central Asia or France?
Europe & Central Asia, at 18.46 million number against 1.19 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Europe & Central Asia and France?
17.27 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and France?
38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and France rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th and France ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.