Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in France

France: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 35,005 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
35,005 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
13th
of 131 countries
All-time high
53,544 number
in 2004
All-time low
35,005 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in France, 1998–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820181998: 51.9k number1999: 51.0k number2000: 50.2k number2001: 50.2k number2002: 51.0k number2003: 52.1k number2004: 53.5k number2005: 43.2k number2006: 37.7k number2007: 38.3k number2008: 37.5k number2009: 38.2k number2010: 38.1k number2011: 37.8k number2012: 37.4k number2013: 36.7k number2014: 36.4k number2015: 36.4k number2016: 35.9k number2017: 35.6k number2018: 35.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in France stood at 35,005 number. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in France peaked at 53,544 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35,005 number, in 2018.

France ranks 13th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51,450 number 50,999 number 51,902 number 2
2000s 45,205 number 37,466 number 53,544 number 10
2010s 36,587 number 35,005 number 38,112 number 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 10 Russia 50,140 number compare
  2. 11 South Korea 44,703 number compare
  3. 12 Spain 42,836 number compare
  4. 14 Indonesia 27,840 number compare
  5. 15 Australia 27,526 number compare
  6. 16 Canada 27,469 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in France?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in France was 35,005 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 53,544 number in 2004.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 35,005 number in 2018.
How does France rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
France ranks 13th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.