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

France
246,736
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
16.54 million
in 2024
France rank
11th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • France
  • WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
05.0M10.0M15.0M199820112024

How they compare

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 16.54 million against 246,736 in France, a difference of 16.29 million.

That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 67.0 times France's.

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

France ranks 11th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 146 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 252,471 3.47 million 3.22 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2000s 286,338 7.04 million 6.76 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2010s 268,768 12.56 million 12.29 million WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
2020s 255,764 15.91 million 15.65 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, female, France or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 16.54 million against 246,736 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between France and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
16.29 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, female?
France ranks 11th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 14th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release