Egypt vs France: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Egypt
1.45 million number
in 2017
France
1.43 million number
in 2018
Egypt rank
15th
France rank
16th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Egypt
  • France
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1.45 million number against 1.43 million number in France, a difference of 23,370 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was France ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and France ranks 16th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt France Difference Ahead
1970s 188,637 number 493,329 number 304,692 number France
1980s 254,928 number 625,758 number 370,830 number France
1990s 238,464 number 868,412 number 629,948 number France
2000s 1.04 million number 1.18 million number 133,252 number France
2010s 1.23 million number 1.29 million number 61,226 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Egypt or France?
Egypt, at 1.45 million number against 1.43 million number in France as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Egypt and France?
23,370 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and France?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Egypt and France rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Egypt ranks 15th and France ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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