France vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

France
490,864
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
34.47 million
in 2024
France rank
12th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
13th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • France
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
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How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 34.47 million against 490,864 in France, a difference of 33.98 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 70.2 times France's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 12th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 149 countries.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) Difference Ahead
1990s 478,141 7.50 million 7.02 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 521,310 14.45 million 13.93 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 525,009 24.92 million 24.40 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 523,985 33.00 million 32.48 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, France or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 34.47 million against 490,864 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
33.98 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
France ranks 12th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 13th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
367 places, 7,760 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release