France vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

France
2.62 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
28.24 million number
in 2019
France rank
17th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 28.24 million number against 2.62 million number in France, a difference of 25.62 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 10.8 times France's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

France ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 962,558 number 3.28 million number 2.32 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 1.23 million number 6.17 million number 4.94 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 1.94 million number 8.55 million number 6.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 2.13 million number 16.01 million number 13.89 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.40 million number 25.43 million number 23.03 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, France or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 28.24 million number against 2.62 million number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between France and Latin America & Caribbean?
25.62 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & Caribbean?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do France and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
France ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.