What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Euro area and France?

6.89 million number, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs France: Enrolment in primary education, female

Euro area

8.99 million number

in 2019

France

2.10 million number

in 2018

Euro area rank

40th

France rank

37th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Euro area
France

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 8.99 million number against 2.10 million number in France, a difference of 6.89 million number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 4.3 times France's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 40th and France ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	France	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.23 million number	2.32 million number	9.91 million number	Euro area
1980s	10.39 million number	2.09 million number	8.30 million number	Euro area
1990s	9.24 million number	1.97 million number	7.27 million number	Euro area
2000s	8.79 million number	1.92 million number	6.87 million number	Euro area
2010s	8.86 million number	2.06 million number	6.80 million number	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Euro area or France?: Euro area, at 8.99 million number against 2.10 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Euro area and France?: 6.89 million number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Euro area and France rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Euro area ranks 40th and France ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.