Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in France

France: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 433,400 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
433,400 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 105 countries
All-time high
433,400 number
in 2018
All-time low
387,185 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in France, 2013–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2013201520182013: 387.2k number2014: 399.5k number2015: 412.6k number2016: 428.8k number2017: 431.8k number2018: 433.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in France stood at 433,400 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

That places France 21st out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in France, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in France, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 387,185 number —
2014 399,547 number +3.2%
2015 412,633 number +3.3%
2016 428,750 number +3.9%
2017 431,761 number +0.7%
2018 433,400 number +0.4%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 433,400 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 81,294 number, 5.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • France's 433,400 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84,260 number, 5.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near France

  1. 18 Saudi Arabia 601,822 number compare
  2. 19 Spain 552,160 number compare
  3. 20 Italy 527,754 number compare
  4. 22 Canada 432,334 number compare
  5. 23 Poland 429,567 number compare
  6. 24 Australia 425,012 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in France?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in France was 433,400 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 433,400 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 387,185 number in 2013.
How does France rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
France ranks 21st out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.