Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in France

France: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 263,471 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
263,471 number
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 140 countries
All-time high
263,471 number
in 2018
All-time low
224,823 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in France, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820181998: 224.8k number1999: 226.5k number2000: 230.4k number2001: 233.2k number2002: 232.0k number2003: 228.2k number2004: 229.2k number2005: 232.6k number2006: 237.2k number2007: 239.8k number2008: 242.2k number2009: 244.9k number2010: 249.7k number2011: 248.0k number2012: 253.1k number2013: 251.6k number2014: 253.9k number2015: 250.7k number2016: 253.5k number2017: 256.7k number2018: 263.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

France recorded 263,471 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in France peaked at 263,471 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 224,823 number, in 1998.

France ranks 11th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 225,670 number 224,823 number 226,517 number 2
2000s 234,972 number 228,162 number 244,887 number 10
2010s 253,412 number 248,015 number 263,471 number 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 8 Colombia 357,202 number compare
  2. 9 Nigeria 305,735 number compare
  3. 10 Japan 290,820 number compare
  4. 12 Argentina 238,362 number compare
  5. 13 Spain 216,462 number compare
  6. 14 Ukraine 203,355 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in France?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in France was 263,471 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 263,471 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 224,823 number in 1998.
How does France rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
France ranks 11th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).