France vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

France
2.88 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific
93.00 million
in 2024
France rank
17th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
17th

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

  • France
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 93.00 million against 2.88 million in France, a difference of 90.12 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 32.3 times France's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

France ranks 17th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 962,558 5.22 million 4.26 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1980s 1.23 million 11.44 million 10.21 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1990s 1.94 million 19.46 million 17.52 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2000s 2.13 million 40.64 million 38.51 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2010s 2.43 million 67.10 million 64.67 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2020s 2.83 million 87.04 million 84.21 million WB: East Asia & 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 93.00 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific?
90.12 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do France and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
France ranks 17th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th 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.