France vs Post-demographic dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

France
2.62 million number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
49.27 million number
in 2019
France rank
17th
Post-demographic dividend rank
15th

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

  • France
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 49.27 million number against 2.62 million number in France, a difference of 46.65 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 18.8 times France's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

France ranks 17th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 962,558 number 22.64 million number 21.68 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 1.23 million number 29.03 million number 27.79 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 1.94 million number 36.32 million number 34.38 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 2.13 million number 46.16 million number 44.03 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 2.40 million number 51.69 million number 49.29 million number Post-demographic dividend

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 Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 49.27 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 Post-demographic dividend?
46.65 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Post-demographic dividend?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do France and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
France ranks 17th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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.