France vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

France
2.88 million
in 2024
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
92.85 million
in 2024
France rank
17th
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • France
  • UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
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How they compare

UIS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 92.85 million against 2.88 million in France, a difference of 89.97 million.

That makes UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 32.2 times France's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.

France ranks 17th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th of 200 countries.

UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France UIS: East Asia and the Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 962,558 5.19 million 4.23 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
1980s 1.23 million 11.40 million 10.16 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
1990s 1.94 million 19.42 million 17.48 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2000s 2.13 million 40.52 million 38.39 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2010s 2.43 million 66.93 million 64.51 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
2020s 2.83 million 86.89 million 84.06 million UIS: East Asia and the Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), France or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 92.85 million against 2.88 million in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between France and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
89.97 million, with UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do France and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
France ranks 17th and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 18th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.